Ultrasonography of superficial lymph nodes: Results acquired and new trials;Ecografia dei linfonodi superficiali: Risultati acquisiti e nuove sperimentazioni

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 388-400

  Rubaltelli, Leopoldo ^a   Tregnaghi, Alberto ^a   Stramare, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; VASCULARIZATION;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES;

EID: 2442432572     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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