Peritoneal tuberculosis versus peritoneal carcinomatosis: Distinction based on CT findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-272

  Rodriguez, Esther ^a   Pombo, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Peritoneum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT IMAGE; CT-SCAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONEAL CARCINOMATOSIS; PERITONEUM; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CARCINOMATOUS PERITONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

EID: 0029986848     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199603000-00018     Document Type: Article

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