Extralaryngeal causes of vocal cord paralysis: CT evaluation
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CT Evaluation of Vocal Cord Paralysis due to Thoracic Diseases: A 10-Year Retrospective Study
PURPOSE To discuss computed tomography (CT) evaluation of the etiology of vocal cord paralysis (VCP) due to thoracic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS From records from the past 10 years at our hospital, we retrospectively reviewed 115 cases of VCP that were evaluated with CT. Of these 115 cases, 36 patients (23 M, 13 F) had VCP due to a condition within the thoracic cavity. From these cases, w...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.141.3.527