Pneumonia in children: Decreased parenchymal contrast enhancement - CT sign of intense illness and impending cavitary necrosis

Radiology

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 817-820

  Donnelly, Lane F ^a   Klosterman, Lance A ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Children, respiratory system; Computed tomography (CT), helical; Computed tomography (CT), in infants and children; Lung, CT; Lung, infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; NECROSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030657638     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.205.3.9393541     Document Type: Article

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