The size of lymph nodes in the neck on sonograms as a radiologic criterion for metastasis: How reliable is it?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 695-700

  Van Den Brekel, Michiel W M ^a   Castelijns, Jonas A ^a   Snow, Gordon B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SIZE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK CANCER; NECK METASTASIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032231741     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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