Sonography of the pediatric thyroid: A pictorial essay

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-157

  Chang, Yun Woo ^a   Hong, Hyun Sook ^b   Choi, Deuk Lin ^a  

^a Department of Radiology   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pediatric thyroid; Sonography

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID MASS; THYROIDITIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 65349168920     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20555     Document Type: Review

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