Abdominal lymphadenopathy in benign diseases: Sonographic detection and clinical significance

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 353-359

  Gimondo, Piero ^a,e   Mirk, Paoletta ^b   Messina, Glauco ^c   Pizzi, Caterina ^d  

^a Servizio di Diagnostica per Immagini   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

^c Radiology Department   (Italy)

^d Division of Respiratory Diseases   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdomen, ultrasonography; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic system

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ABDOMINAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; BENIGN DISEASES; CARCINOMA; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; LYMPH NODES; SONOGRAPHY;

DISEASES;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0030152456     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.5.353     Document Type: Article

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