Congenital absence of the right interlobar pulmonary artery: HRCT findings

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-294

  Dae, Shick Ryu ^a   Jae, Hong Ahn ^a   Soo, Jung Choi ^a   Lee, Jong Hyek ^a   Seung, Mun Jung ^a   Man, Soo Park ^a   Jung, Bok Hyeon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lung congenital malformation; Lung CT; Lung fibrosis; Pulmonary arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LOBE; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VOLUME; PULMONARY ARTERY; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57749177512     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e31818026db     Document Type: Article

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