Pulmonary tuberculosis in infants: Radiographic and CT findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1024-1033

  Kim, Woo Sun ^a   Choi, Joon Il ^a,b   Cheon, Jung Eun ^a   Kim, In One ^a   Yeon, Kyung Mo ^a   Lee, Hoan Jong ^a  

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

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chest; Chest radiography; CT; Infant neonate; Primary tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33749026047     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.0751     Document Type: Article

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