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Is there any role for thoracic ultrasound for interstitial lung disease underlying rheumatologic conditions? Comment

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, Viale Cappuccini 1, 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy

    Maria Giulia Tinti, Antonio Mirijello & Elisabetta Frongillo

  2. Department of Radiology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, NA, Italy

    Gaetano Rea

  3. Interventional Ultrasound Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy

    Marco Sperandeo

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Tinti, M.G., Rea, G., Mirijello, A. et al. Is there any role for thoracic ultrasound for interstitial lung disease underlying rheumatologic conditions? Comment. Intern Emerg Med 12, 903–904 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1663-3

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