Tuberculous adenitis: Comparison of CT and MRI findings with histopathological features

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1111-1117

  De Backer, Adelard I ^a   Mortele K J ^b   Van Den Heuvel, E ^c   Vanschoubroeck, I J ^d   Kockx, M M ^e   Van de Vyvere, M ^d  

^a Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Lucas Gent   (Belgium)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen Stuivenberg ^*  (Belgium)

^e ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CT; Histopathology; MRI; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; MEGLUMINE IOXITALAMATE PLUS SODIUM IOXITALAMATE; PARAFFIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGHANS GIANT CELL; LIQUEFACTION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 34248635128     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0412-1     Document Type: Article

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