What imaging should we perform for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary infections?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Westra, Sjirk J ^a   Choy, Garry ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Empyema; Image guided percutaneous intervention; Pneumonia; Radiography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

UROKINASE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ABSCESS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 63349099301     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1159-z     Document Type: Review

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