Complications encountered in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules with us-guided radiofrequency ablation: A multicenter study

Radiology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 335-342

  Baek, Jung Hwan ^a,b   Lee, Jeong Hyun ^a   Sung, Jin Yong ^b   Bae, Jae Ik ^c   Kim, Kyung Tae ^d   Sim, Jungsuk ^e   Baek, Seon Mi ^f   Kim, Young Sun ^g,h   Shin, Jung Hee ^g   Park, Jeong Seon ^h   Kim, Dong Wook ⁱ   Kim, Ji Hoon ^j   Kim, Eun Kyung ^k   Jung, So Lyung ^b   Na, Dong Gyu ^l  

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

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d UNMEC Clinic   (South Korea)

^e Mothers Clinic   (South Korea)

^f Department of Radiology   (South Korea)

^g Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^l Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BURN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR RUPTURE; ULTRASOUND; VOICE CHANGE; VOMITING;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84455200677     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11110416     Document Type: Article

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