Computed tomography characteristics of canine tracheobronchial lymph node metastasis

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 397-403

  Ballegeer, Elizabeth A ^a   Adams, William M ^a   Dubielzig, Richard R ^a   Paoloni, Melissa C ^a   Klauer, Julia M ^a   Keuler, Nicholas S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Computed tomography; Lymph node; Measurement; Metastasis; Tracheobronchial

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA TUMOR; PROCEDURES; SECONDARY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; DOGS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERENCE VALUES; THORACIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77955138638     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01675.x     Document Type: Article

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