The azygos lobe: Normal variants that may simulate disease

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-20

  Caceres, J ^a   Mata, J M ^a   Andreu, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azygos lobe; Chest radiographs; Normal variant

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

CHEST RADIOGRAPHY;

RADIOGRAPHY;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AZYGOS VEIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032031144     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(97)00146-0     Document Type: Article

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