Evaluation of the thyroid nodule

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1002, 2009, Pages 190-195

  Ghassi, D ^a,b   Donato, A ^a  

^a READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LEVOTHYROXINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER INCIDENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASOUND;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SOLVENTS; THYROID NODULE; THYROXINE;

EID: 65749113537     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.072140     Document Type: Review

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