Ultraschall Med 2014; 35(1): 10-32
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1355593
Continuing Medical Education
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Sonography of Peripheral Lymph Nodes Part 2: Doppler Criteria and Typical Findings of Distinct Entities

T. Rettenbacher
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06 February 2013

22 July 2013

Publication Date:
12 December 2013 (online)

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Learning objectives

Doppler sonographic criteria for assessing peripheral lymph nodes

Typical sonographic findings of distinct entities in the case of peripheral lymph node involvement

 

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