CT-guided percutaneous ethanol injection of the thymus for treatment of myasthenia gravis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 721-724

  Wang, Peijun ^a   Zuo, Changjing ^a   Tian, Jianming ^a   Qian, Zhong ^a   Ren, Fangyuan ^a   Shao, Chengwei ^a   Wang, Mingjie ^a   Lu, Taozheng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PERCUTANEOUS ETHANOL INJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THYMOMA; THYMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042009743     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.3.1810721     Document Type: Article

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