Quantitative computed tomography evaluation of pulmonary disease

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  McEvoy, Fintan J ^a   Buelund, Lene ^a   Strathe, Anders B ^a   Willesen, Jakob L ^a   Koch, Jørgen ^a   Webster, Pia ^b   HØrlyck, Lasse ^a   Svalastoga, Eiliv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus vasorum; CT; Histogram analysis; Lung

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOX; HOSPITALIZATION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOXES; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE;

EID: 58049146740     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2008.01488.x     Document Type: Article

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