Ultrasonographic contrast agent: Evaluation of time-intensity curves in the characterisation of solitary thyroid nodules;Mezzo di contrasto ecografico: Valutazione della curva intensità/tempo nella caratterizzazione del nodulo solitario della tiroide

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 407-413

  Argalia, Giulio ^a,b   De Bernardis, S ^a   Mariani, D ^a   Abbattista, T ^a   Taccaliti, A ^a   Ricciardelli, L ^a   Faragona, S ^b   Gusella, P M ^b   Giuseppetti, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Nodules; Power doppler; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0040074787     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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