Radiologic evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-267

  Hartman, Thomas E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Coin lesion; Computed tomography; Lung neoplasm; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BENIGN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG NODULE; MALE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0036657168     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2002.33155     Document Type: Article

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