Non-invasive assessment of benign vocal folds lesions in children by means of ultrasonography

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1160-1162

  Spadola Bisetti, M ^a   Segala, F ^b   Zappia, F ^c   Albera, R ^a   Ottaviani, F ^b   Schindler, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Italian Center of Medical Ultrasonographic Diagnosis   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Dysphonia; Fiberoptic flexible laryngoscopy; Laryngeal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX PAPILLOMATOSIS; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; THROAT DISEASE; VOCAL CORD IRREGULARITY; VOCAL CORD LESION; VOCAL CORD MASS; VOCAL CORD NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNGOSTENOSIS; MALE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 67649134922     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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