Testicular microlithiasis an ultrasound dilemma: Survey of opinions regarding significance and management amongst UK ultrasound practitioners

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1034, 2014, Pages

  Shetty, D ^a   Bailey, A G ^b   Freeman, Simon J ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; RADIOLOGIST; STONE FORMATION; TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS; TESTIS DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK; COMORBIDITY; CONSENSUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRECANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TESTIS TUMOR;

CALCULI; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; CONSENSUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84893352567     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20130603     Document Type: Article

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