European Journal of Radiology
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , November 2004

Pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

  • Myung Jin Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, #50, Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jin Mo Goo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, #28, Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-760-2584; fax: +82-2-743-6385.
    • ,
  • Jung-Gi Im

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, #28, Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea

Received 19 August 2003 ,Revised 25 November 2003 ,Accepted 28 November 2003.

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PII: S0720-048X(03)00357-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.11.017

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , November 2004

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