Normal CT appearance of the distal thoracic duct

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1615-1620

  Liu, Ming Eng ^a   Branstetter IV, Barton F ^a   Whetstone, Joseph ^a   Escott, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Cystic neck mass; Lymph nodes; Neck; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACIC DUCT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC DUCT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33751212799     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1173     Document Type: Review

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