Management of thyroid nodules: A clinicopathological, evidence-based approach

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1443-1449

  Pacini, Furio ^a   Burroni, Luca ^a   Ciuoli, Cristina ^a   Di Cairano, Giovanni ^a   Guarino, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytology; Nodular goitre; Thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid nodule; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NODULAR GOITER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID CYST; THYROID NODULE; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 5444227613     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-004-1680-0     Document Type: Review

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