Diagnosis of follicular carcinoma of the thyroid: Role of sonography in preoperative diagnosis of follicular nodules

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 153-158

  Kobayashi, Kaoru ^a   Fukata, Shuji ^a   Miyauchi, Akira ^a  

^a KUMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytology; Follicular carcinoma; Sonography; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID TUMOR;

EID: 29144450932     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-005-0055-x     Document Type: Article

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