Potential value of elastosonography in the diagnosis of malignancy in thyroid nodules

Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 455-464

  Rago, T ^a   Vitti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Thyroid gland; Thyroid nodule; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOSONOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; METHODOLOGY; NODULAR GOITER; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE;

ELASTICITY; HUMANS; THYROID NODULE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 76349116281     PISSN: 18244785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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