Atypical distribution of small nodules on high resolution CT studies: Patterns and differentials

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1263-1267

  Marchiori, Edson ^a,b   Zanetti, Gláucia ^b   Barreto, Miriam Menna ^b   De Andrade, Flávio Teixeira Azeredo ^a   Rodrigues, Rosana Souza ^b,c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c D OR INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IDOR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Granulomas; Lung nodules; Sarcoidosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79960451800     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.02.010     Document Type: Review

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