Differential diagnosis of small single solid thyroid nodules using real-time ultrasound elastography

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 466-472

  Wang, Y ^a   Dan, H J ^b   Dan, H Y ^b   Li, T ^b   Hu, B ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Papillary microcarcinomas; Real time ultrasound elastography; Thyroid nodule; Thyroid tumours; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 77953725572     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800210     Document Type: Article

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