Is Doppler ultrasound of additional value to gray-scale ultrasound in differentiating malignant and benign thyroid nodules?

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-83

  Rosario, Pedro Weslley ^a,b   da Silva, Alexandre Lemos ^a   Borges, Michelle Aparecida Ribeiro ^c   Calsolari, Maria Regina ^a,b  

^a Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

^b Endocrinology Service   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE; VASCULARIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942800439     PISSN: 23593997     EISSN: 23594292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/2359-3997000000014     Document Type: Article

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