Diagnostic accuracy of sonographic criteria for evaluation of cervical lymphadenopathy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 437-445

  Ying, Michael ^a   Ahuja, Anil ^b   Metreweli, Constantine ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes, cervical; Lymphadenopathy; Ultrasonography, diagnostic criteria

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0032124902     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1998.17.7.437     Document Type: Article

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