Role of ultrasound in the assessment of nodular thyroid disease: Radiology - Review article

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-187

  Bastin, S ^a   Bolland, Mj ^b   Croxson, Ms ^c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Guideline; Malignancy; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid nodule; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 66249111499     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02060.x     Document Type: Review

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