Detailed nodal features of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis on serial neck computed tomography before and after chemotherapy: Focus on the relation between clinical outcomes and computed tomography features

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 889-894

  Je, Bo Kyung ^a,b   Min, Ja Kim ^a   Kim, Sung Bum ^a   Dae, Won Park ^a   Kim, Taik Kun ^a   Nam, Joon Lee ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Lymph nodes; Neck; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; LOCALISED; LYMPH NODE; NECK; NO INFILTRATION; PERIPHERAL ENHANCEMENT; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHEMOTHERAPY;

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CANCER INHIBITION; CERVICAL TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 28044451754     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000180192.46760.e5     Document Type: Article

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