Scientific letter: Cheerios sign: A rare sign on chest computed tomography

S M Bennji; A H Al-Kindi; B Jayakrishnan; A Al Shehhi; B Itkhan

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2022.v28i4.251

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Published: 2022-12-19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2022.v28i4.251

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cheerios, CT

S M Bennji

Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre, Muscat, Oman

A H Al-Kindi

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

B Jayakrishnan

Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre, Muscat, Oman

A Al Shehhi

Division of Histopathology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

B Itkhan

Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre, Muscat, Oman

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Bennji SM, Al-Kindi AH, Jayakrishnan B, Al Shehhi A, Itkhan B. Scientific letter: Cheerios sign: A rare sign on chest computed tomography. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 19 [cited 2026 Apr. 23];28(4):193-4. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/615

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