Three-dimensional ultrasound measurement of thyroid volume in asymptomatic male Chinese

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1427-1433

  Ng, Edmond ^a   Chen, Teresa ^a   Lam, Rashida ^a   Sin, Damian ^a   Ying, Michael ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Age; Interobserver variation; Three dimensional ultrasound; Thyroid gland; Volume

Indexed keywords

CHINESE SUBJECTS; PHANTOMS; THYROID GLANDS; THYROID VOLUME;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ULTRASONICS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MACHINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THYROID GLAND; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 10044290797     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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