The value of computed tomography for predicting empyema-associated malignancy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-459

  Lee, Ho Yun ^a   Goo, Jin Mo ^a,b   Lee, Hyun Ju ^a   Lee, Chang Hyun ^a   Chun, Eun Ju ^a   Im, Jung Gi ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Empyema; Lymphoma; Neoplasms; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHEST WALL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; EMPYEMA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LYMPHOMA; MULTIPLE LOGISTIC REGRESSION; NEOPLASM; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY FAT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL;

EID: 33745231652     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200605000-00017     Document Type: Review

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