Risk for malignancy of thyroid nodules as assessed by sonographic criteria: The need for biopsy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1455-1464

  Iannuccilli, Jason D ^b   Cronan, John J ^a,b   Monchik, Jack M ^a  

^a Department of Diagnostic Imaging ^*  (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Sonography; Thyroid nodule

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CORRELATION METHODS; DISEASES; ECOSYSTEMS; MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ECOGENICITY; MALIGNANCY; SONOGRAPHY; VASCULARITY;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CALCIFICATION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHO STRUCTURE; ECHOGENICITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MICROCALCIFICATION; MORPHOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NODULE BORDER; NODULE SHAPE; NODULE SIZE; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 6944238551     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.11.1455     Document Type: Article

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