CT scanning for the detection of tuberculous mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 232-236

  Andronikou, Savvas ^a,b   Joseph, Elaine ^c   Lucas, Susan ^c   Brachmeyer, Stephen ^c   Du Toit, George ^a,b   Zar, Heather ^a,b   Swingler, George ^a,b  

^a RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bronchus; Child; CT; Lymphadenopathy; Mediastinum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG HILUS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHEA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1642418255     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-1117-0     Document Type: Article

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