Ultrasonography differential diagnosis and development of superficial lymph node diseases

Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1409-1412

  Li, Peng ^a   Cai, Sheng ^a   Jiang, Yu Xin ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Superficial lymph node diseases; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

SHU 508; SONOVUE;

BENIGN TUMOR; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; REVIEW;

EID: 35348959400     PISSN: 10033289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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