The Sonographic Evaluation of Lymph Nodes

Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 128-137

  Nyman, Helena T ^a   O'Brien, Robert T ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cat; dog; Doppler; lymph node; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34447634889     PISSN: 10962867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ctsap.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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