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PREAMBLE
I.
INTRODUCTION
II.
INDICATIONS
III.
QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
A.
Thyroid Evaluation
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
B.
Cervical Lymph Node Evaluation
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
C.
Parathyroid Evaluation
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
D.
Parotid and Submandibular Evaluation
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
E.
Sonographic Guidance of Head and Neck Procedures
V.
DOCUMENTATION
VI.
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
VII.
QUALITY CONTROL IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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