Thyroid Disorders: Evaluation and Management of Thyroid Nodules

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-443

  Cohen, James I ^a   Salter, Kelli D ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BLOOD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCINTISCANNING; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 46249099861     PISSN: 10423699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2008.02.003     Document Type: Review

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