Thyroid volume measured by ultrasonography and CT

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-274

  Nygaard, Birte ^a   Nygaard, T ^a   Court Payen, M ^a   Ingeman Jensen, L ^a   Soe Jensen P ^a   Gerhard Nielsen, K ^a   Fugl, M ^a   Hegedus L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CT; Goitre; Thyroid, volume; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0036557866     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430307.x     Document Type: Article

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