Foci of eosinophil-related necrosis in the liver: Imaging findings and correlation with eosinophilia

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1255-1261

  Lee, Won J ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^a   Lim, Jae H ^a   Kim, Seung H ^a   Choi, Sang H ^a   Lee, Soon J ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISAKIASIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032747511     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.5.10227499     Document Type: Article

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