Diagnostic accuracy of Doppler ultrasonography in differentiation between malignant and benign cervical lymphadenopathies in pediatric age group

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 757-760

  Nemati, M ^a   Aslanabadi, S ^b   Bavil, A S ^a   Diaz, D ^c   Naziff, H ^a   Rezamand, A ^b   Ghabili, K ^d   Behravan, N ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Color doppler ultrasonography; Diagnosis; Grey scale ultrasonography; Head and neck neoplasm; Lymphadenitis; Power doppler ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NECK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NECK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 77957684723     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.757.760     Document Type: Article

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