Rolling stones in the pleural space: thoracoliths on CT, and a review of the literature

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-104

  Strzelczyk, J ^a   Holloway, B J ^b   Pernicano, P G ^a,c   Kelly, A M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORACOLITHIASIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; PLEURAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57349113591     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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