Objectives To investigate the independent risk factors for cervical lymph node metastasis
(CLNM) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and establish a prediction model …

Background Preoperative prediction of lymph node metastases has a major impact on
prognosis and recurrence for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Thyroid …

Purpose Early and accurate preoperative diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis
(CLNM) is crucial to improve surgical management of patients with clinical lymph node …

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate conventional ultrasound (US) combined with
contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the neck to predict central lymph node …

Objectives To build a combined model based on the ultrasound radiomic and morphological
features, and evaluate its diagnostic performance for preoperative prediction of central …

Background Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system
worldwide. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common pathologic type. The …

Preoperative assessment of the cervical lymph node status is important in therapeutic
schedule and further evaluations of prognosis for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients …

Objective: Cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) was found to be clinically significant
prognostic factors of patients with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC). Ultrasound (US) …

Background An accurate preoperative assessment of cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM)
is important for choosing an optimal therapeutic strategy for papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Objectives To establish a nomogram for predicting central lymph node metastasis (CLNM)
based on the preoperative clinical and multimodal ultrasound (US) features of papillary …