The accuracy of ultrasonography in the preoperative diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1798-1805

  Wu, Lian Ming ^a   Gu, Hai Yan ^a   Qu, Xin Hua ^b   Zheng, Jasmine ^c   Zhang, Wei ^a   Yin, Yan ^a   Xu, Jian Rong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastasis; Meta analysis; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID CARCINOMA;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84864488452     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.04.028     Document Type: Review

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