MRI and ultrasonography detection of cervical lymph node metastases in differentiated thyroid carcinoma before reoperation

American Journal of Translational Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-154

  Liu, Zeming ^a   Xun, Xueqiong ^a   Wang, Yaozong ^a   Mei, Li ^a   He, Long ^a   Zeng, Wen ^a   Wang, Cong Yi ^a   Tao, Huang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC); MRI; Reoperation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892951537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19438141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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