Comparison of ultrasound with plain radiography and CT for the detection of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in children with tuberculosis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 895-900

  Bosch Marcet, Joaquim ^a   Serres Cŕeixams, Xavier ^a   Zuasnabar Cotro, Amalia ^a   Codina Puig, Xavier ^a   Català Puigbó, Margarita ^a   Simon Riazuelo, José L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; CT; Lymphadenopathy; Mediastinum; Radiography; TB; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 7744232341     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1251-3     Document Type: Article

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