Interobserver and intraobserver variations in ultrasound assessment of thyroid nodules

Thyroid

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Choi, Seon Hyeong ^a,b   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a   Kwak, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^a   Son, Eun Ju ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND;

CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 77149160371     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0354     Document Type: Article

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