Deep-seated thoracic and abdominal masses: Usefulness of ultrasound and computed tomography guidance in fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-160

  Sheikh, M ^a   Sawhney, S ^a   Dey, P ^a   Ai Saeed, O ^a   Behbehani, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Deep masses; FNAC; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX TUMOR; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; THORACIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0034034985     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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