Imaging of paediatric mediastinal masses

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 525-535

  Frush, Donald P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Computed tomography; Imaging evaluation; Mediastinal mass; MR imaging; Radiography

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; THORAX TUMOR;

EID: 0141447447     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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