Real-time elastography for the differentiation of benign and malignant superficial lymph nodes: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2576-2584

  Ying, Li ^a   Hou, Yao ^a   Zheng, Hua Min ^a   Lin, Xiao ^a   Xie, Zuo Liu ^a   Hu, Yuan Ping ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Elastography; Lymph nodes; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ELASTOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84865262319     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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