Thyroid volumetric quantification: Comparative evaluation between conventional and volumetric ultrasonography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1727-1733

  Malago, Roberto ^a   D'Onofrio, Mirko ^a   Ferdeghini, Marco ^a   Mantovani, William ^a   Colato, Chiara ^a   Brazzarola, Paolo ^a   Motton, Massimiliano ^a   Mucelli, Roberto Pozzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Radioiodine therapy; Thyroid gland, ultrasonography; Volumetric ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS;

CLINICAL PRACTICES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; INTER QUARTILE RANGES; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; RADIOIODINE THERAPY; THYROID GLAND , ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VIRTUAL ORGAN COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; VOLUMETRIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 56749090993     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.12.1727     Document Type: Article

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