Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: High-resolution CT findings in 11 patients and compared with the literature

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Lim, Kun Eng ^a   Tsai, Ying Huang ^b   Hsu, Yuan Li ^b   Hsu, Wen Chen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

High resolution computed tomography; Lung; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GLASS; OPACITY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PULMONARY DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY;

HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY (HRCT); LUNGS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG CYST; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1442264089     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-7071(03)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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