Abstract
Ultrasonography altered the clinical management for 63% of the patients (109 of 173) referred to the thyroid nodule clinic after abnormal results on thyroid physical examination.
Keywords
MedicineThyroid nodulesRadiologyThyroidMalignancyNodule (geology)Fine-needle aspirationBiopsyThyroid diseaseThyroid cancerUltrasonographyPhysical examinationPathologyInternal medicine
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- 2000
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- Volume
- 133
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 696-700
- Citations
- 409
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Ellen Marqusee
(2000).
Usefulness of Ultrasonography in the Management of Nodular Thyroid Disease.
Annals of Internal Medicine
, 133
(9)
, 696-700.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-9-200011070-00011
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- 10.7326/0003-4819-133-9-200011070-00011