Mediastinal masses: Diagnostic approach

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1148-1159

  Laurent, F ^a   Latrabe, V ^a   Lecesne, R ^a   Zennaro, H ^a   Airaud, J Y ^a   Rauturier, J F ^a   Drouillard, J ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

CT; Mediastinum; MRI

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031634907     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050525     Document Type: Article

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