Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 110, Issue 12 , Pages 744-749 , December 2011

Computed tomography of children with pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

  • Steven Shinn-Forng Peng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical School, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiology, Medical School, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Pei-Chun Chan

      Affiliations

    • Center of Disease Control, Department of Health, Executive Yuan Republic of China, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeun-Chung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical School, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiology, Medical School, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical School, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiology, Medical School, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Received 7 November 2011 ,Revised 10 November 2011 ,Accepted 21 November 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.11.003

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 110, Issue 12 , Pages 744-749 , December 2011

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