Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: A comparative evaluation of plain chest radiography and computed tomography

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-37

  Sandhu, Manavjit ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Sima ^a   Sharma, Surender K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chest; Comparative study; Computed tomography; Plain chest radiography; Tropical pulmonary

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029932792     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1996.tb00341.x     Document Type: Article

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