Aberrant cervical thymus: Imaging and clinical findings in 13 children

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-42

  Song, I ^a   Yoo, S Y ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Hong, E ^a   Yoon, H K ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 [18F] FLUORO 2 DEOXY D GLUCOSE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABERRANT CERVICAL THYMUS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SYMPTOM; THYMUS DISEASE; ULTRASOUND; VALIDITY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; THYMUS GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650195205     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.04.023     Document Type: Article

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