RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Simple method of estimating severity of pulmonary fibrosis on a numerical scale.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 467
OP 470
DO 10.1136/jcp.41.4.467
VO 41
IS 4
A1 T Ashcroft
A1 J M Simpson
A1 V Timbrell
YR 1988
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/41/4/467.abstract
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.