Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1452-1457 , September 2009

Ultrasound Features of Suture Granulomas in the Thyroid Bed After Thyroidectomy for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with an Emphasis on Their Differentiation from Locally Recurrent Thyroid Carcinomas

  • Jeoung Hyun Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Jeong Hyun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jeong Hyun Lee, Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Poongnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, 138-736 Seoul, Korea.
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  • Young Kee Shong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Suck Joon Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Myung-Su Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Deok Hee Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Choong Gon Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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  • Sang Joon Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Received 28 November 2008 ,Revised 10 March 2009 ,Accepted 14 April 2009.

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PII: S0301-5629(09)00160-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.04.009

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1452-1457 , September 2009

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