Ultrasmall intrapulmonary lymph node: Usual high-resolution computed tomographic findings with histopathologic correlation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-413

  Ishikawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Koizumi, Naoya ^b   Morita, Tetsuro ^a   Tsuchida, Masanori ^a   Umezu, Hajime ^a   Sasai, Keisuke ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

High resolution computed tomography; Intrapulmonary lymph node; Lung nodule

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CORRELATION METHODS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTRAPULMONARY LYMPH NODE; LUNG NODULE; LYMPH NODE; MULTI-DETECTORS; PULMONARY VEINS; ULTRA-SMALL;

OPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOBECTOMY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN;

EID: 34249787010     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000243451.25986.10     Document Type: Article

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