Frequent cause of the macklin effect in spontaneous pneumomediastinum: Demonstration by multidetector-row computed tomography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-94

  Sakai, Masahiro ^a   Murayama, Sadayuki ^a   Gibo, Masaki ^a   Akamine, Tamaki ^a   Nagata, Osamu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Interstitial lung disease; Macklin effect; Multidetector row computed tomography; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MACKLIN EFFECT; MULTIDETECTOR ROW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT DIAGNOSIS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG HILUS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSERVATION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX INJURY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 30144437589     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000187416.07698.8d     Document Type: Article

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