Pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients without air-meniscus sign and underlying lung disease: CT findings and histopathologic features

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 756-761

  Yoon, Soon Ho ^a   Park, Chang Min ^a   Goo, Jin Mo ^a   Lee, Hyun Ju ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Lung; Nodule; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLOSIS; CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; CT SCAN; FUNGAL HYPHAE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LESIONS; MEAN AGES; MEAN DIAMETER; NODULE; PULMONARY; PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; SIGN-ON;

ASPERGILLUS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOHEXOL; IOPROMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80055087085     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.100481     Document Type: Article

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