Unilateral vocal cord paralysis: A review of CT findings, mediastinal causes, and the course of the recurrent laryngeal nerves

Radiographics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 721-740

  Paquette, Christina M ^a   Manos, Daria C ^a   Psooy, Brian J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 84861179291     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.323115129     Document Type: Article

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