Thallium-201 scan in evaluating thyroid nodules following equivocal fine-needle aspiration cytology

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 201-205

  Lee, J K ^a   Liu, R S ^b   Wu, S Y ^d   Huang, W S ^c   Chou, M C ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold thyroid nodule; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Malignancy; Thallium 201 scan

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 33750428546     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625220     Document Type: Article

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