Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: Magnetic resonance imaging appearances

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Madhusudhan, K S ^a   Seith, Ashu ^a   Khadgawat, R ^a   Das, P ^a   Mathur, S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Magnetic resonance imaging; Thyroid abscess; Thyroid tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; EPITHELIOID CELLS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 68249125312     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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