Role of thyroid ultrasound in the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules

T Rago, P Vitti - Best practice & research Clinical endocrinology & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Thyroid ultrasound (US) features associated with malignancy in thyroid nodules are
microcalcifications, hypoechogenicity, irregular margins or absent halo sign, solid aspect …

Ultrasonography: is it useful in the diagnosis of cancer in thyroid nodules?

S Peccin, JAS De Castro, TW Furlanetto… - Journal of …, 2002 - Springer
The role of ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of cancer in thyroid nodules is not well-
established. The aim of the present study was to evaluate US performance in predicting …

Comparative effectiveness of elastographic and B-mode ultrasound criteria for diagnostic discrimination of thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis

SA Razavi, TA Hadduck, G Sadigh… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to present, through systematic review of recent
literature, a comparative effectiveness analysis of ultrasound elastography versus B-mode …

Role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of thyroid cancer

RS Haber - Endocrine Practice, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective To review the role of ultrasonography in the detection and management of thyroid
cancer Methods Viewpoints are presented on the appropriate applications and the …

[PDF][PDF] Usefulness of different ultrasound features of malignancy in predicting the type of thyroid lesions: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

K Wolinski, M Szkudlarek… - Pol Arch Med …, 2014 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Thyroid nodules are a common medical problem. Thyroid
ultrasound remains the most common method for preliminary evaluation and selection of …

Ultrasound of thyroid nodules

TS Desser, A Kamaya - Ultrasound Clinics, 2009 - Elsevier
Thyroid nodules can be detected in 4% to 8% of the adult population by palpation, but in
40% to 50% of the population by ultrasound. The overwhelming majority of these represent …

Diagnosis of endocrine disease: thyroid ultrasound (US) and US-assisted procedures: from the shadows into an array of applications

E Papini, CM Pacella, L Hegedus - European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In patients with thyroid nodules, ultrasound (US) imaging represents an indispensable tool
for assessment of the risk of malignancy. Over approximately four decades, innovative …

Cystic change in thyroid nodules: a confounding factor for real-time qualitative thyroid ultrasound elastography

KSS Bhatia, DP Rasalkar, YP Lee, KT Wong, AD King… - Clinical radiology, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate real-time qualitative ultrasound elastography for focal thyroid
masses undergoing fine-needle aspiration in a routine thyroid ultrasound clinic. MATERIALS …

Efficacy of thyroid ultrasound elastography in differential diagnosis of small thyroid nodules

M Dighe, S Luo, C Cuevas, Y Kim - European Journal of Radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To explore the efficacy of thyroid ultrasound (US) elastography in differential
diagnosis of small thyroid nodules. METHODS: This HIPAA-compliant study was approved …

Ultrasound elastography is not superior to grayscale ultrasound in predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules

U Ünlütürk, MF Erdoğan, Ö Demir, S Güllü, N Başkal - Thyroid, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Several studies have evaluated the ability of ultrasound elastography (USE) to
diagnose malignant nodules. However, these studies had important limiting factors …