Role of high-variable frequency ultrasound in preoperative diagnosis of glomus tumors: A pilot study

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Wortsman, Ximena ^a   Jemec, Gregor B E ^b  

^a Clinica Hospital del Profesor and Clinica Servet Santiago   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Tumours, diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMUS TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NAIL BED; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGERS; GLOMUS TUMOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 58849143367     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/0128071-200910010-00003     Document Type: Article

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