Atypical mycobacterial infection in the lung: CT appearance

Radiology

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 777-782

  Moore, Elizabeth H ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung, infection, 60 2031; Mycobacteria, 60.2031

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0027210931     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.187.3.8497629     Document Type: Article

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