Imaging appearance of thoracic amyloidosis

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Aylwin, Anthony C B ^a   Gishen, Philip ^a   Copley, Susan J ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Imaging; Respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; IODINE 123; SERUM AMYLOID P;

AMYLOIDOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT CHAIN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DEPOSIT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AMYLOIDOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RARE DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 14644390841     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000154074.29194.09     Document Type: Review

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