Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 1616-1625 , October 2010

Characterization of Single Thyroid Nodules by Contrast-Enhanced 3-D Ultrasound

  • Filippo Molinari

      Affiliations

    • Biolab, Department of Electronics, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Filippo Molinari, Ph.D., Biolab – Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy.
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  • Alice Mantovani

      Affiliations

    • Biolab, Department of Electronics, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
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  • Maurilio Deandrea

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Section, “Umberto I” Hospital, Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy
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  • Paolo Limone

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Section, “Umberto I” Hospital, Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy
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  • Roberto Garberoglio

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione Scientifica Mauriziana ONLUS, Torino, Italy
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  • Jasjit S. Suri

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Technologies Inc., Denver, CO, USA
    • Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA

Received 11 May 2010 ,Revised 30 June 2010 ,Accepted 12 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.07.011

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 1616-1625 , October 2010

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