Computed tomographic findings of Kawasaki disease with cervical lymphadenopathy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-142

  Kato, Hiroki ^a   Kanematsu, Masayuki ^a,b   Kato, Zenichiro ^a   Teramoto, Takahide ^a   Kondo, Naomi ^a   Hoshi, Hiroaki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical lymphadenopathy; CT; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; UROLOGY;

CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CT; KAWASAKI; KAWASAKI DISEASE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSIL;

EID: 84856305644     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31823b4497     Document Type: Article

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