Radiological perspectives in empyema

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue , 2002, Pages 203-214

  King, Susan ^a   Thomson, Anne ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMPYEMA; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036254661     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/61.1.203     Document Type: Review

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