Non-invasive diagnosis of tracheobronchomalacia using a modified ventilation radioisotope lung scan

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1122-1123

  Gour, A ^a   Peters, M J ^a   Gordon, I ^a   Petros, A J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

KRYPTON 81M;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOMALACIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG LOBE; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION; NEWBORN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA; TRACHEOMALACIA;

BRONCHIAL DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; KRYPTON RADIOISOTOPES; LUNG; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0347320555     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.12.1122     Document Type: Article

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