High-resolution CT findings of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex pulmonary disease: Correlation with pulmonary function test results

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Jong, Woon Song ^a   Koh, Won Jung ^a   Kyung, Soo Lee ^a   Ji, Young Lee ^a   Myung, Jin Chung ^a   Tae, Sung Kim ^a   O, Jung Kwon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Bronchiolitis; CT; High resolution CT; Lung infections; Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 53349128315     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3505     Document Type: Article

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