Preoperative Diagnosis of Cervical Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Comparison of Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Combined Ultrasound with Computed Tomography

Kim, Eunhee; Seon Park, Jeong; Son, Kyu-Ri; Kim, Ji‐hoon; Jeong Jeon, Se; Gyu Na, Dong

doi:10.1089/thy.2007.0269

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Preoperative Diagnosis of Cervical Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Comparison of Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Combined Ultrasound with Computed Tomography

Published in Thyroid • Mar 24, 2008

Authors:

Eunhee Kim

Jeong Seon Park

Kyu-Ri Son

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although ultrasound (US) is routinely used for the preoperative evaluation of neck nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the diagnostic role of computed tomography (CT) has not been established. The purpose of our study is to determine the diagnostic accuracies of US,...

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Medicine

Radiology

Ultrasound

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