Treatment and follow-up of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis with disodium editronate: Radiological demonstration

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 380-383

  Özçelik, Uǧur ^a,b   Gülsün, Meltem ^a   Göçmen, Ayhan ^a   Ariyürek, Macit ^a   Kiper, Nural ^a   Anadol, Deniz ^a   Çobanoǧlu, Nazan ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bayindir Medical Centre ^*  (Turkey)

^c Bayindir Medical Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Disodium editronate; High resolution CT; Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

Indexed keywords

DIDRONAT; ETIDRONIC ACID; HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG CALCIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; ETIDRONIC ACID; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; LUNG DISEASES; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036938690     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-001-0651-x     Document Type: Article

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