Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 160-162 , May 2010

Crazy-paving sign in high-resolution computed tomography in parainfluenza virus pneumonia

  • Osamu Matsuno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Disease, NHO National Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kido higashi machi 2-1, Kawachinagano City, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 721 53 5761; fax: +81 721 53 8904.
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  • Yoshitomo Hayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Disease, NHO National Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kido higashi machi 2-1, Kawachinagano City, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
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  • Hidehiro Honda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Disease, NHO National Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kido higashi machi 2-1, Kawachinagano City, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroyuki Yamane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Disease, NHO National Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kido higashi machi 2-1, Kawachinagano City, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
    • ,
  • Suguru Yamamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Disease, NHO National Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kido higashi machi 2-1, Kawachinagano City, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
    • ,
  • Kiyonobu Ueno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Disease, NHO National Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kido higashi machi 2-1, Kawachinagano City, Osaka 586-8521, Japan
    • ,
  • Yukihiko Saeki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Research, NHO National Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kido higashi machi 2-1, Kawachinagano city, Osaka 586-8521, Japan

Received 31 August 2009 ,Accepted 24 October 2009.

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PII: S1078-8174(09)00109-6

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.10.015

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 160-162 , May 2010

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