The cost-effectiveness of iodine 131 scintigraphy, ultrasonography, and fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the initial diagnosis of solitary thyroid nodules

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-250

  Khalid, Ayesha N ^a   Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^a,b   Quraishi, Sadeq A ^a   Fan, Chris Y ^a   Stack Jr , Brendan C ^a,c,d  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THYROID NODULE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; THYROID NODULE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645218960     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.132.3.244     Document Type: Article

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