Simple pulmonary eosinophilia evaluated by means of FDG PET: The findings of 14 cases

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 208-213

  Tae, Jung Kim ^a,b   Kyung, Won Lee ^a   Hyae, Young Kim ^b   Lee, Joo Hyuk ^b   Kim, Eun A ^b   Seok, Ki Kim ^b   Keon, Wook Kang ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lung, CT; Lung, diseases; Lung, eosinophilia; Lung, nodule; Lung, PET; Simple pulmonary eosinophilia

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 31144457507     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: 12296929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2005.6.4.208     Document Type: Article

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