Role of ultrasonography in predicting malignancy in patients with thyroid nodules

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1410-1416

  Moon, Hyeong Gon ^a   Jung, Eun Jung ^a   Park, Soon Tae ^a   Ha, Woo Song ^a   Choi, Sang Kyung ^a   Hong, Soon Chan ^a   Lee, Young Joon ^a   Joo, Young Tae ^a   Jeong, Chi Young ^a   Choi, Dae Seob ^b   Ryoo, Jae Wook ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 34250687121     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9013-7     Document Type: Article

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