High resolution computed tomography angiography improves the radiographic diagnosis of invasive mold disease in patients with hematological malignancies

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1603-1610

  Stanzani, Marta ^a   Sassi, Claudia ^b   Lewis, Russell E ^a   Tolomelli, Giulia ^a   Bazzocchi, Alberto ^c   Cavo, Michele ^a   Vianelli, Nicola ^a   Battista, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Division of Radiology   (Italy)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

aspergillosis; computed tomography; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; GALACTOMANNAN; ITRACONAZOLE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INVASIVE MOLD DISEASE; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SEPTIC THROMBOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION STUDY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; MYCOSES; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84930386747     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ154     Document Type: Article

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