Thyroid nodule shape and prediction of malignancy

Thyroid

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 953-958

  Alexander, Erik K ^a   Marqusee, Ellen ^a   Orcutt, Joseph ^a   Benson, Carol B ^a   Frates, Mary C ^a   Doubilet, Peter M ^a   Cibas, Edmund S ^a   Atri, Alireza ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 10044268733     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2004.14.953     Document Type: Article

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