Improving early diagnosis of pulmonary infections in patients with febrile neutropenia using low-dose chest computed tomography.

Improving early diagnosis of pulmonary infections in patients with febrile neutropenia using low-dose chest computed tomography.

We performed a prospective study in patients with chemotherapy induced febrile neutropenia to investigate the diagnostic value of low-dose computed tomography compared to standard chest radiography. The aim was to compare both modalities for detection of pulmonary infections and to explore performan...

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Main Authors: M G Gerritsen, M J Willemink, E Pompe, T van der Bruggen, A van Rhenen, J W J Lammers, F Wessels, R W Sprengers, P A de Jong, M C Minnema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5325310?pdf=render

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