Thyroid scintigraphy in detecting dual ectopic thyroid: A review

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 843-846

  Sood, Ashwani ^a   Sood, Vikas ^a   Sharma, Dev Raj ^a   Seam, Rajeev K ^a   Kumar, Rakesh ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 40949083091     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-007-0672-2     Document Type: Letter

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