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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Objectives To determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US), CT and their
combination in detecting cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in patients with papillary …

AIMS: Adequate evaluation and surgical management of cervical lymph node metastasis is
very important in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of real-time neck computed tomography (CT)-
guided ultrasonography (US) in detecting cervical neck lymph node metastasis (LNM) in …

Background To evaluate the most accurate criteria using ultrasound (US) and contrast-
enhanced computed tomography (CT) in predicting lateral lymph node metastasis in …