Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis: Evaluation of CT characteristics in 26 immunocompetent chinese patients

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 668-674

  Qu, Yanjuan ^a   Liu, Guobing ^a   Ghimire, Prasanna ^a   Liao, Meiyan ^a   Shi, Heshui ^b   Yang, Guifang ^a   Xu, Liying ^a   Wang, Guanliang ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c TAIZHOU HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cryptococcosis; Halo sign; Lung; X ray

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; GROUND-GLASS OPACITY; HALO SIGN; LUNG;

DIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICAL TESTS; X RAYS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CONTRAST MEDIA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IOPAMIDOL; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864032876     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2012.110612     Document Type: Article

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