Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Malignant and Normal Cervical Lymph Nodes

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-247

  Giacomini, Craig P ^a   Jeffrey, R Brooke ^a   Shin, Lewis K ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER SIZE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRANODAL NECROSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM TUMOR; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MICROBUBBLE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARCINOMA; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84879023483     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: 15585034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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