Pitfalls in the diagnosis of thyroid dysgenesis by thyroid ultrasonography and scintigraphy

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-48

  Karakoc Aydiner, Elif ^a   Turan, Serap ^a   Akpinar, Ihsan ^a   Dede, Fuat ^a   Isguven, Pinar ^b   Adal, Erdal ^c   Guran, Tulay ^a   Akcay, Teoman ^a   Bereket, Abdullah ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Bakirkoy Maternity and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHYREOSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84055190581     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-11-0140     Document Type: Article

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