Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases

Gian Luca Casoni; Sara Tomassetti; Alberto Cavazza; Thomas V. Colby; Alessandra Dubini; Jay H. Ryu; Elisa Carretta; Paola Tantalocco; Sara Piciucchi; Claudia Ravaglia; Christian Gurioli; Micaela Romagnoli; Carlo Gurioli; Marco Chilosi; Venerino Poletti

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086716

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Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases

Gian Luca Casoni ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Gian Luca Casoni, Sara Tomassetti

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Sara Tomassetti ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Gian Luca Casoni, Sara Tomassetti

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Alberto Cavazza,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, S. Maria Nuova Hospital-I.R.C.C.S, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Thomas V. Colby,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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Alessandra Dubini,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Jay H. Ryu,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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Elisa Carretta,

Affiliation Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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Paola Tantalocco,

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Sara Piciucchi,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Claudia Ravaglia,

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Christian Gurioli,

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Micaela Romagnoli,

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Carlo Gurioli,

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Marco Chilosi,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Verona University, Verona, Italy
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Venerino Poletti

* E-mail: venerino.poletti@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Diseases of the Thorax, G.B Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases

Gian Luca Casoni,
Sara Tomassetti,
Alberto Cavazza,
Thomas V. Colby,
Alessandra Dubini,
Jay H. Ryu,
Elisa Carretta,
Paola Tantalocco,
Sara Piciucchi,
Claudia Ravaglia

Published: February 28, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086716

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