Computed tomography features of acute pulmonary tuberculosis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-174

  Wei, Chao Jung ^a   Tiu, Chui Mei ^a,b   Chen, Jen Dar ^a   Chou, Yi Hong ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a   Yu, Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CT; Infection; Lung disease; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG LOBE; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PLEURA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2442666719     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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