Prevalence of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes in heavy smokers-a comparative study

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1594-1599

  Kirchner, Johannes ^a   Kirchner, Esther Maria ^b   Goltz, Jan Peter ^c   Lorenz, Vivian Wilma ^a   Kickuth, Ralph ^c  

^a Allgemeines Krankenhaus Hagen gem GmbH   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Duisburg   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Lymph node enlargement; MDCT; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING;

AGED; BRONCHITIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052682424     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2111-9     Document Type: Review

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