Intensive-care unit lung infections: The role of imaging with special emphasis on multi-detector row computed tomography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-339

  Romano, Luigia ^a   Pinto, Antonio ^a   Merola, Stefanella ^a   Gagliardi, Nicola ^a   Tortora, Giovanni ^a   Scaglione, Mariano ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bedside chest radiograph; Hospital acquired pneumonia; Pulmonary CT scan

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DETECTOR CIRCUITS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PULMONARY DISEASES; TISSUE;

BEDSIDE CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFECTIONS; MULTIDETECTORS;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HISTAMINERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPERGILLOSIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFECTION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39449133399     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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