Cavitary necrosis complicating pneumonia in children: Sequential findings on chest radiography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 253-256

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

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG CAVITY; MALE; NECROSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031830781     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.1.9648799     Document Type: Article

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