Cervicofacial actinomycosis: CT and MR imaging findings in seven patients

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 331-335

  Park, Ji Kang ^a   Lee, Ho Kyu ^a   Ha, Hyun Kwon ^a   Choi, Hae Young ^b   Choi, Choong Gon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIGLOTTIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHARYNX; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; NOSE CAVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROPHARYNX; PYRIFORM CORTEX; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TISSUE INJURY; TONGUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACTINOMYCOSIS, CERVICOFACIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037344594     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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