Evaluation of cervical lymph node metastasis in thyroid cancer patients using real-time CT-navigated ultrasonography: preliminary study.
Dae Kwon NaYoon Jung ChoiSeon Hyeong ChoiShin Ho KookHee Jin ParkPublished in: Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) (2014)
Neck CT-guided US is a more accurate technique with higher sensitivity for detecting cervical LNM than either US or CT alone. Therefore, our data indicate that neck CT-guided US is an especially useful technique in preoperative examinations.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- dual energy
- lymph node metastasis
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance
- high resolution
- electronic health record
- papillary thyroid
- mass spectrometry
- big data