Modified technique of high-resolution ultrasonography of the normal cervical esophagus

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1660-1663

  Mateen, Mohammed A ^a   Kaffes, Arthur John ^a,b   Sriram, Parupudi V J ^a   Rao, Guduru V ^a   Reddy, D Nageshwar ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY   (India)

^b Gastroenterologist   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical esophagus; Esophageal cancer; Esophagus; Neck imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID GLAND; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33748790371     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04464.x     Document Type: Article

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