Serum ACE Level in Sarcoidosis Patients with Typical and Atypical HRCT Manifestation
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Serum ACE Level in Sarcoidosis Patients with Typical and Atypical HRCT Manifestation
BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs. Before widespread use of computed tomography (CT), the severity of sarcoidosis was assessed based on chest X-ray abnormalities. HRCT can distinguish between active inflammatory changes and irreversible fibrosis. In this study, we analyzed different ACE levels in 148 patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis. MATERIAL/ME...
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عنوان ژورنال: Polish Journal of Radiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0137-7183
DOI: 10.12659/pjr.897708