Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 111-114 , June 2010

Cystic Lung Changes in a Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis

  • Kun-Eng Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medical Imaging, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, 289, Jianguo Road, Jindian, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yav-Kuang Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Shiu-Feng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yuan-Yu Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Cheng-Yi Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yueh-Hua Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsu-Chao Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsiu-Wen Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 11 May 2009 ,Revised 22 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60051-1

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60051-1

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 111-114 , June 2010

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