Significance of sonographic characterization for managing subcentimeter thyroid nodules

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 917-923

  Kwak, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^a   Son, Eun Ju ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Thyroid; Thyroid carcinoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; SMALL NODULES; SONOGRAPHIC; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP; THYROID; THYROID CANCERS; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE;

PHYSICAL THERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THYROID NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 70350020617     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850903062724     Document Type: Article

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