What is the contribution of elastography to thyroid nodules evaluation?;Quelle est la contribution de l'élastographie dans l'évalutation des nodules thyroïdiens ?

Annales d'Endocrinologie

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-124

  Oliver, C ^a,c   Vaillant Lombard, J ^a   Albarel, F ^a   Berbis, J ^b   Veyrieres J B ^a   Sebag, F ^a   Petit, P ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Medical school ^*  (France)

^c Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

Elastography; Thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid nodules; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPRESSION; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PULSE WAVE; REAL TIME ELASTOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRESS; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

ADENOMA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 79955728193     PISSN: 00034266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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