Beneficial effect of combined aspiration and interstitial laser therapy in patients with benign cystic thyroid nodules: A pilot study

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 948, 2006, Pages 943-947

  Døssing, Helle ^a   Bennedbaek F N ^b   Hegedus L ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; THYROID CYST; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID NODULE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33846513481     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/40698061     Document Type: Article

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