Vascularisation of benign and malignant thyroid nodules: CD US evaluation

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 502-506

  Ivanac, Gordana ^a,b   Brkljacic, B ^a   Ivanac, K ^a   Huzjan, R ^a   Skreb, F ^a   Cikara, I ^a  

^a University Hospital Dubrava   (Croatia)

^b University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Frequency encoded Doppler Ultrasound (DUS); Nodule; Resistance index (RI); Thyroid; Vascularisation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTOLE; THYROID NODULE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 35648995870     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963023     Document Type: Article

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