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01.12.2010 | Pictorial Essay

Imaging of round pneumonia and mimics in children

verfasst von: Ricardo Restrepo, Rajaneeshankar Palani, Uma M. Matapathi, Yen-Ying Wu

Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology | Ausgabe 12/2010

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Abstract

Various diseases in the pediatric age group can present as an intrathoracic rounded opacity on a chest radiograph. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to emphasize the imaging appearance of round pneumonia, an entity that occurs especially in the pediatric population. Additional pathologies with similar chest radiographic appearances are also presented. The diagnosis of round pneumonia should be made in children who have the typical clinical presentation along with chest radiographs demonstrating the characteristic findings.
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Metadaten
Titel
Imaging of round pneumonia and mimics in children
verfasst von
Ricardo Restrepo
Rajaneeshankar Palani
Uma M. Matapathi
Yen-Ying Wu
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Pediatric Radiology / Ausgabe 12/2010
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1767-7

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