Imaging Techniques in the Diagnosis of a Mediastinal Mass
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The plain chest radiograph remains the initial and most important investigation in respiratory disease but other radiological imaging techniques are able to provide considerable additional diagnostic information in difficult cases. We present a case in which computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound proved of considerable diagnostic value in explaining an unusual appearance on the chest radiograph of a man with pneumonia.
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دوره 98 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983