Purpose To evaluate the performance of preoperative ultrasound in the diagnosis of cervical
lymph nodes metastases (CLNM) of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and its value in assisting …

Purpose Ultrasound (US) is the first imaging technique in the assessment of cervical lymph
nodes metastasis (LNM) of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients preoperatively. Computed …

BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography has been proposed to enhance preoperative assessment
of cervical lymph node status in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ultrasound has become widely accepted as the first
imaging technique used for the assessment of cervical lymph node metastasis in patients …

Background: Although ultrasound (US) is routinely used for the preoperative evaluation of
neck nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the diagnostic role of …

Background: The identification and removal of malignant central compartment lymph nodes
(MCLN) is important to minimize the risk of persistent or recurrent local disease in patients …

Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a common endocrine cancer and commonly
presents with lymph node (LN) metastases. The role of surgical removal of the central …

Importance The use of ultrasonography (US) vs cross-sectional imaging for preoperative
evaluation of papillary thyroid cancer is debated. Objective To compare thyroid US and …

Objectives To investigate the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of contrast‐
enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in assessing cervical lymph node metastasis from papillary …

Background The goals of this study were to analyze clinical factors that affect cervical lymph
node metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), and to evaluate the diagnostic …