The Significance of Incidental Thyroid Abnormalities Identified During Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography
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The significance of incidental thyroid abnormalities identified during carotid duplex ultrasonography.
HYPOTHESIS Incidental thyroid masses identified during carotid duplex ultrasonography may represent clinically significant lesions. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective review of a prospective database in a tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS A total of 2004 consecutive patients from January, 2000, through January, 2002, undergoing carotid duplex ultrasonography. INTERVENTIONS After bilat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.140.10.981