Ultrasonographic visibility of supraclavicular lymph nodes in normal subjects

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 481-483

  Tsunoda Shimizu, Hiroko ^a,c   Saida, Yukihisa ^b  

^a KINU Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c Kinu Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes; Supraclavicular lymph nodes; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; VISIBILITY;

SUPRACLAVICULAR LYMPH NODES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0031193597     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1997.16.7.481     Document Type: Article

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