[Farmer's lung: comparison of the teleradiographic images and computerized tomographic (CT) images].
A critical and comparative analysis between chest radiograms and CT pictures in pulmonary fibrosis of various degree, occurring in farmer's lung, reveal that the latter are apt to give a somewhat more diversified informations about pulmonary changes as simple radiography. This would prove useful in evaluating the extension and distribution of anatomical changes due to fibrotic process, although as far not able to allow an earlier diagnosis.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005203:Farmer's Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Farmer's lung: confronto tra immagini teleradiografiche ed immagini TC.