Pulmonary Cryptococcosis: Imaging Findings in 23 Non-AIDS Patients |
Song, Kyoung-Doo
(Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Kyung-Soo (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Chung, Man-Pyo (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kwon, O-Jung (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Kim, Tae-Sung (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Yi, Chin-A (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Chung, Myung-Jin (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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