Bronchiolitis: Classification, computed tomographic and histopathologic features, and radiologic approach

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-41

  Kang, Eun Young ^a   Woo, Ok Hee ^a   Shin, Bong Kyung ^a   Yong, Hwan Seok ^a   Oh, Yu Whan ^a   Kim, Han Kyeom ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Small airway disease; Thin section CT

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

BRANCHING DENSITY; BRONCHIOLITIS; CELLULARS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; GROUND GLASS; MINERAL DUST; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE; SMALL AIRWAYS; THIN-SECTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; THIN-SECTIONS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; MINERAL DUST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIOLITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62149098019     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181635e50     Document Type: Review

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