Clinical Imaging
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2012

Role of apparent diffusion coefficient values and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid nodules

Received 5 January 2011 ,Accepted 30 March 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.04.001

Clinical Imaging
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2012

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