Sonographic features of benign thyroid nodules: interobserver reliability and overlap with malignancy.

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Published in J Ultrasound Med on October 01, 2003

Authors

Jeffrey R Wienke1, Wui K Chong, Julia R Fielding, Kelly H Zou, Carol A Mittelstaedt

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.

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