Open AccessEarly detection of pneumonia in febrile neutropenic patients: use of thin-section CT.
Author(s) -
Claus Peter Heußel,
Hans Ulrich Kauczor,
Gudula Heußel,
Berthold Fischer,
P. Mildenberger,
M. Thelen
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.169.5.9353456
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , radiography , radiology , chest radiograph , bronchoalveolar lavage , thorax (insect anatomy) , lung , anatomy
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of thin-section CT for early detection of pneumonia in neutropenic patients with an unknown site of infection and normal or nonspecific findings on chest radiographs.