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Guidelines for the use of ultrasound in the head and neck
R J Baatenburg de Jong1, R J Rongen
1Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
ORL; Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Its Related Specialties
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
The values and limitations of ultrasound of the head and neck in general, and with respect to the different regions of the neck, are described. In addition, the place of ultrasound examination in the work-up of patients with an elusive neck mass is defined.
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