Lymph node enlargement in pulmonary arterial hypertension due to chronic thromboembolism

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-23

  Bergin, C J ^a,c   Park, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Ajou University Medical CentSuwon   (South Korea)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism; CT; Lymphadenopathy; Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 42649136531     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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