A case of pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma diagnosed with multislice CT scan with 3D reconstruction

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 547-551

  Choi, Eui Young ^a   Yoon, Young Won ^a   Kwon, Hyuck Moon ^a   Kim, Dongsoo ^a   Park, Byung Eun ^a   Hong, Yoo Sun ^a   Koo, Ja Seung ^a   Kim, Tae Hoon ^a   Kim, Hyun Seung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Helical CT with 3D reconstruction; Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PULMONARY ARTERY DISEASE; PULMONARY VALVE; RARE DISEASE; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STERNOTOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 3543012565     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.3.547     Document Type: Article

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