The thyroid: Review of imaging features and biopsy techniques with radiologic-pathologic correlation

Radiographics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 276-293

  Nachiappan, Arun C ^a   Metwalli, Zeyad A ^a   Hailey, Brian S ^a   Patel, Rishi A ^a   Ostrowski, Mary L ^a   Wynne, David M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; THYROID DISEASES;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84896858607     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.342135067     Document Type: Article

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