Characterization of normal and abnormal canine superficial lymph nodes using gray-scale B-mode, color flow mapping, power, and spectral doppler ultrasonography: A multivariate study

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 404-410

  Nyman, Helena T ^a   Kristensen, Annemarie T ^a   Skovgaard, Ib M ^a   McEvoy, Fintan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dogs; Doppler; Lymph node; Lymphadenopathy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 26944502338     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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