Echinococcus of the pulmonary artery: CT, MRI and MRA findings

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-267

  Karantanas, A H ^a   Bitsios, G ^a   Karaiskou, E ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Echinococcosis; MR angiography; Pulmonary artery

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ECHINOCOCCUS; INTRACARDIAC CYSTS; PULMONARY ARTERIES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHINOCOCCUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY;

AGED; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034115348     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(00)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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