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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2018

Non-invasive Amide Proton Transfer Imaging and ZOOM Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Differentiating Benign and Malignant Thyroid Micronodules.

Ruijian Liu, Guihuang Jiang, Peng Gao, Guoming Li, Linghui Nie, Jianhao Yan, Min Jiang, Renpeng Duan, Yue Zhao, Jinxian Luo and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ruijian LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Guihuang JiangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Peng GaoDepartment of General Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Guoming LiDepartment of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Linghui NieGuangdong Traditional Medical and Sports Injury Rehabilitation Research Institute, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Jianhao YanDepartment of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Min JiangDepartment of General Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Renpeng DuanDepartment of General Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Yue ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Jinxian LuoDepartment of General Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Yi YinDepartment of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Cheng LiDepartment of General Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

amide proton transfer (APT)diagnosisdiffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)thyroid nodule

Identifiers

PMID30631303
PMCPMC6315121

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