CORRELATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND IMMUNOLOGICAL BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE AT THE ONSET OF INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC DISEASES: IMPLICATIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES

Correlation of high-resolution computed tomography and immunological bronchoalveolar lavage in interstitial lung disease at the onset of inflammatory rheumatic diseases: implications for diagnosis and therapeutic strategies

Abstract Objectives Inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) are often associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD).The aim of the present study was to establish a correlation between the findings on HRCT and the immunological bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL).Methods The study included 74 patients with newly diagnosed IRD and evidence of ILD on HRCT wi

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Simulation of the compression test of the Zr1Nb fuel cladding ring

Fuel cladding is a first protective barrier against the loss of fission products that must withstand extreme conditions, from normal operation to final and interim dry storage.This hostile environment results in mechanical and microstructural damage of cladding caused by different stress helo baby salve levels, temperature, corrosion, hydrogen pick

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