Clinical significance of vagus nerve variation in radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2151-2157

  Ha, Eun Ju ^a   Baek, Jung Hwan ^a   Lee, Jeong Hyun ^a   Kim, Jae Kyun ^b   Shong, Young Kee ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency ablation; Thyroid; Thyroid nodule; Vagus nerve; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; VAGUS NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIO WAVES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 80053926671     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2167-6     Document Type: Article

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