A Method for Visual Scoring of Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease: “ NICE Scoring System ”

Atsuyuki Kurashima^1,2*, Kozo Morimoto³, Mitsuko Horibe⁴, Yoshihiko Hoshino⁵, Yuji Shiraishi³ and Shoji Kudoh³

¹Clinical Research Advisor, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan

²Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Hospital, Japan

³Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan

⁴Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Hospital, Japan

⁵National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan

^*Corresponding Author: Atsuyuki Kurashima, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti- Tuberculsosis Association 3-1-24 Matsuyama, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-8522, Japan, Tel: +81 424 91 4111, Fax: +81 424 92 4765 Email: