Pulmonary fissures and lobes: A cadaveric study with emphasis on surgical and radiological implications

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-13

  Murlimanju, B V ^a   Prabhu, Latha V ^a   Shilpa, K ^a   Pai, Mangala M ^a   Kumar, Chettiar Ganesh ^a   Rai, Ashwin ^a   Prashanth, K U ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Fissure; Lobe; Morphology; Pulmonary; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG; LUNG FISSUE; LUNG LOBE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; CADAVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LUNG;

EID: 84858384956     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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