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ReviewWorld journal of radiology2016

Imaging in pulmonary hydatid cysts.

Mandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Ritesh Agarwal, Niranjan Khandelwal

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Review in World journal of radiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mandeep K GargMandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Niranjan Khandelwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Madhurima SharmaMandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Niranjan Khandelwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Ajay GulatiMandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Niranjan Khandelwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Ujjwal GorsiMandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Niranjan Khandelwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Ashutosh N AggarwalMandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Niranjan Khandelwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Ritesh AgarwalMandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Niranjan Khandelwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Niranjan KhandelwalMandeep K Garg, Madhurima Sharma, Ajay Gulati, Ujjwal Gorsi, Niranjan Khandelwal, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · USPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydatid disease is a zoonosis that can involve almost any organ in the human body. After the liver, the lungs are the most common site for hydatid disease in adults. Imaging plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of the disease, as clinical features are often nonspecific. Classical radiological signs of pulmonary hydatid cysts have been described in the literature, aiding in the diagnosis of the disease. However, complicated hydatid cysts can prove to be a diagnostic challenge at times due to their atypical imaging features. Radiography is the initial imaging modality. Computed tomography can provide a specific diagnosis in complicated cases. Ultrasound is particularly useful in peripheral lung lesions. The role of magnetic resonance imaging largely remains unexplored.

Indexed as

Computed tomographyCystHydatidPulmonaryRadiography

Identifiers

PMID27358685
PMCPMC4919757
OpenAlexW2460449620

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