Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1596-1600 , October 2009

Vascularity Index of Laryngeal Cancer Derived from 3-D Ultrasound: A Predicting Factor for the in vivo Assessment of Cervical Lymph Node Status

  • Jun Zhou

      Affiliations

    • First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jun Zhou, Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, the First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, 183 Yi-Ling Road, Yichang, Hubei 443003, China.
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  • Shang-Yong Zhu

      Affiliations

    • First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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  • Ruo-Chuan Liu

      Affiliations

    • First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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  • Feng Luo

      Affiliations

    • First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical College, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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  • De-Xi Shu

      Affiliations

    • First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Nanning, Guangxi, China

Received 13 September 2008 ,Revised 20 April 2009 ,Accepted 22 April 2009.

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PII: S0301-5629(09)00206-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.04.022

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1596-1600 , October 2009

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