The role of sonoelastography in the differential diagnosis of neck nodules

Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 93-100

  Rubaltelli, L ^a   Stramare, R ^a   Tregnaghi, A ^a   Scagliori, E ^a   Cecchelero, E ^a   Mannucci, M ^a   Gallinaro, E ^a   Beltrame, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Technology assessment; Thyroid; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NECK TUMOR; PAROTID ENLARGEMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 69849104105     PISSN: 19713495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jus.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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