title: Core curriculum illustration: necrotizing pneumonia and empyema.
abstract: This is the 18th installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) educational resources. Our goal is to generate more interest in and use of our online materials. To view more cases online please visit the ASER Core Curriculum and Recommendations for Study online at: http://www.erad.org/?page=CCIP_TOC .
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX 313E, Lexington, KY, 40356-0293, USA. bkpa223@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pawley
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX 313E, Lexington, KY, 40356-0293, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX 313E, Lexington, KY, 40356-0293, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nickels
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000071067:Pneumonia, Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Empyema; Necrotizing; Pediatric; Pericardial; Pneumonia