TY -的T1和我们应该依靠在early diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 249 LP - 250 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00142012 VL - 41 IS - 1 AU - Chen, Xiaoqian AU - Zhang, Xiaoju AU - Li, Xiu AU - Wang, Zheng Y1 - 2013/01/01 UR - //www.qdcxjkg.com/content/41/1/249.abstract N2 - To the Editor:In a recent European Respiratory Journal editorial, Cottin and Cordier [1] ranked velcro crackles among diagnostic clues in early idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We agree that auscultation is essential for early detection of IPF, but physical examinations should be integrated into a more comprehensive diagnostic strategy. This raises a question: who identifies IPF patients, and by what means?IPF is a cryptogenic form of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), which is best confirmed pathologically or, to a lesser extent, by a radiographic UIP pattern [2]. However, the low … ER -