Primary pulmonary arterial hypertension presenting as diffuse micronodules on CT

Critical Reviews in Computed Tomography

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 335-341

  Horton, Maureen R ^a   Tuder, R M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexigen; CT; Micronodules; Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; FENFLURAMINE; PHENTERMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; ASTHMA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; HYPERTROPHY; LUNG; OBESITY; PHENTERMINE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 11244302557     PISSN: 10408371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408370490888442     Document Type: Article

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