The preoperative diagnostics of malignant melanoma - Comparison of 7.5- Mhz- and 20-Mhz-sonography;Praoperative sonographische melanomdiagnostik - Vergleich von 7,5- und 20-MHz-sonographie

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 197-200

  Ulrich, J ^a   Petereit, S ^a   Gollnick, H ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

High frequency ultrasound; Malignant melanoma; Preoperative diagnostics; Tumour thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032705787     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-8908     Document Type: Article

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