High-attenuation mucous plugging in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 374-377

  Logan, P Mark ^a,c   Müller, Nestor L ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

aspergillosis; computed tomography; mucous plugs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCUS;

ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029914745     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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