The accuracy of thyroid nodule ultrasound to predict thyroid cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1253-1263

  Brito, Juan P ^a   Gionfriddo, Michael R ^a   Nofal, Alaa Al ^a   Boehmer, Kasey R ^a   Leppin, Aaron L ^a   Reading, Carl ^a   Callstrom, Matthew ^a   Elraiyah, Tarig A ^a   Prokop, Larry J ^a   Stan, Marius N ^a   Murad, M Hassan ^a   Morris, John C ^a   Montori, Victor M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID CANCER; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 84898466220     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2928     Document Type: Review

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