Radiologic and pathologic findings of nonpalpable thyroid carcinomas detected by ultrasonography in a medical screening center

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Ji, Yang Kim ^a   Chang, Hyun Lee ^a,b   Soo, Young Kim ^a   Woo, Ki Jeon ^a   Jin, Hwa Kang ^a   Su, Kyung An ^a   Woo, Sun Jun ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Fine needle aspiration; Microcarcinoma; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EXTRACAPSULAR INVASION; MEDICAL SCREENING CENTER; METASTASIS;

CARCINOGENS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMED CONSENT; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 38849174870     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.2.215     Document Type: Article

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