RE: Role of Duplex Doppler US for Thyroid Nodules: Looking for the "Sword" Sign
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- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by The Korean Society of Radiology in Korean Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 12 (3) , 400-401
Abstract
Duplex Doppler US may be useful for the detection of thyroid malignancies that show either anarchic winding or penetrating "sword like" neoangiogenic vessels. It may be helpful in selecting nodules that should undergo fine needle aspiration biopsy.Keywords
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