Comparing axillary and mediastinal lymphadenopathy on CT in children with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 854-858

  Theron, Salomine ^a,b   Andronikou, Savvas ^c,d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Axilla; Children; CT; Lymphadenopathy; Mediastinum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AXILLA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 24144475065     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1490-y     Document Type: Article

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