PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - T Ashcroft
AU  - J M Simpson
AU  - V Timbrell
TI  - Simple method of estimating severity of pulmonary fibrosis on a numerical scale.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.41.4.467
DP  - 1988 Apr 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 467--470
VI  - 41
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/41/4/467.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/41/4/467.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1988 Apr 01; 41
AB  - 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.