High-frequency sonographic measurements of true and false vocal cords

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1023-1030

  Hu, Qiao ^a,b   Zhu, Shang Yong ^b   Luo, Feng ^c   Gao, Yong ^b   Yang, Xi Yue ^b  

^a PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

^b Medical University   (China)

^c Faculty of Pharmacy   (China)

Author keywords

False vocal cord; High frequency sonography; True vocal cord

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INTEROBSERVER RELIABILITY; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; INTRAOBSERVER RELIABILITY; MEASUREMENTS OF; REPRODUCIBILITIES; VOCAL CORDS;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VOCAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VOCAL CORDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954517144     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.7.1023     Document Type: Article

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