Unusual radiologic manifestations of the echinococcus infection in the thorax

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-36

  Kilic, Dalokay ^a   Tercan, Fahri ^a   Sahin, Ekber ^a   Bilen, Ahmet ^a   Hatipoglu, Ahmet ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chest wall; Diaphragm; Heart; Hydatid cyst; Lung tumor; Mediastinum; Pulmonary artery

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTOSTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG HYDATID CYST; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SURGERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL;

ADULT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645104319     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000186994.92705.2d     Document Type: Review

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