Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: Computed tomographic differentiation from other thyroid masses

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-327

  Lee, Jun Won ^a,b   Yoon, Dae Young ^a,b   Choi, Chul Soon ^a,b   Chang, Suk Ki ^a,b   Yun, Eun Joo ^a,b   Seo, Young Lan ^a,b   Rho, Young Soo ^a,b   Cho, Sung Jin ^a,b   Kim, Keon Ha ^a,b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma; computed tomography; thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT STRUCTURES; ATTENUATION RATIO; BENIGN LESION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; THYROID; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID TISSUE; TOMOGRAPHIC; TUMOR NECROSIS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; DIAGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOHEXOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RARE DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAPLASIA; CARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RARE DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 42449157665     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701813120     Document Type: Article

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