Evaluation of the lung in children with suspected pneumonia: Usefulness of ultrasonography;Valutazione del quadro polmonare nei pazienti pediatrici con sospetto clinico di polmonite: apporto dell'ecografia

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-330

  Iuri, D ^a   De Candia, A ^a   Bazzocchi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lung consolidation; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Thoracic sonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 64949168661     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-008-0336-8     Document Type: Article

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