Factors influencing residual pleural opacity in tuberculous pleural effusion

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 616-620

  Kwon, Jee Sook ^a   Cha, Seung Ick ^a,c   Jeon, Kyung Nyeo ^b   Kim, Young Joo ^a   Kim, Eun Jin ^a   Kim, Chang Ho ^a   Park, Jae Yong ^a   Jung, Tae Hoon ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Pleural effusion; Residual thickening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 50449088666     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.4.616     Document Type: Article

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