Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1431-1436 , September 2010

Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Patients with Lymphoma: The Clinical Efficacy and Factors Associated with Unsuccessful Diagnosis

  • Pei Ching Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Chia Yee Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen Yu Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lee Yung Shih

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung Liang Wan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Yung-Liang Wan, M.D., Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 5 Fuhsing Rd, Taoyuan, Taiwan (333).

Received 20 January 2010 ,Revised 9 April 2010 ,Accepted 17 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.018

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1431-1436 , September 2010

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