Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 185-190 , May 2010

CT features of intrapulmonary lymph nodes confirmed by cytology

  • Dorith Shaham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah–Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Hadassah–Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. Tel.: +972 2 677 8157, +972 2 677 6901; fax: +972 2 6437531.
    • ,
  • Madeline Vazquez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Naama R. Bogot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hadassah–Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Claudia I. Henschke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • David F. Yankelevitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

Received 1 May 2009 ,Accepted 25 May 2009.

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☆ This work was performed at the Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University (New York, NY, USA).

☆☆ Author contributions: Dr. Shaham conceived and designed the study, reviewed related literature, interpreted images, created the primary draft of the paper, and revised the paper based in part on inputs from other authors, including the submitted version. Dr. Vazquez reviewed all cytology samples, critically reviewed the manuscript for content, and approved the submitted version. Dr. Bogot contributed to the study concept, critically reviewed the manuscript, and approved the final version. Dr. Henschke contributed to the study concept, critically reviewed the manuscript, and approved the final version. Dr. Yankelevitz performed the biopsies, contributed to the study concept and design, reviewed images, critically reviewed the manuscript, and approved the final version.

PII: S0899-7071(09)00122-3

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.05.005

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 185-190 , May 2010

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