Sonographic appearance and distribution of normal cervical lymph nodes in a Chinese population

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 431-436

  Ying, Michael ^a   Ahuja, Anil ^b   Brook, Fiona ^a   Brown, Brian ^a   Metreweli, Constantine ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes, cervical; Neck, lymph nodes; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CERVICAL LYMPH NODES; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0030175688     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.6.431     Document Type: Article

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