Reliability of 3-D ultrasound measurements of cervical lymph node volume

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 995-1001

  Ying, Michael ^a   Pang, Shuk Fan ^a   Sin, Man Hong ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasound; Cervical lymph nodes; Reliability; Volume

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; RELIABILITY; SCANNING; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

3-D ULTRASOUND; CERVICAL LYMPH NODES; REPEATABILITY; VOLUME;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LYMPH NODES; MALE; NECK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33745584048     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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