Article Text

Download PDFPDF
Simple method of estimating severity of pulmonary fibrosis on a numerical scale.
  1. T Ashcroft,
  2. J M Simpson,
  3. V Timbrell
  1. Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.

    Abstract

    A continuous numerical scale for determining the degree of fibrosis in lung specimens was devised for correlation with other pulmonary variables such as lung function tests or mineral burden. Grading was scored on a scale from 0 to 8, using the average of microscope field scores. The system allows fibrosis to be measured in small samples of tissue (1 cm) which can provide a detailed description of the changes in a lung, currently not possible with most existing methods.

    Statistics from Altmetric.com

    Request Permissions

    If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.