… the surrounding thyroid parenchyma. A solitary thyroid nodule exists within a thyroid gland
of … , and thus US-FNA is recommended in non-palpable thyroid nodules greater than 1 cm.…

… However, it seems reasonable to follow-up non-palpable nodules without sonographic
features at risk for malignancy by repeating a US and clinical evaluation after six months followed …

… Fine-needle aspiration is the established diagnostic procedure for palpable and nonpalpable
thyroid nodules. Recently, Kim et al 1 reported sonographic criteria predictive of thyroid …

… exist for most nonpalpable lesions, and patients who have palpable thyroid nodules seldom
present with history or physical examination findings suggestive of thyroid carcinoma [20]. …

… with the use of ultrasound for carotid imaging for the evaluation of … non-palpable nodules
of the thyroid gland (2). While some authorities have suggested that these non-palpable nodules…

… patients with nonpalpable, multiple, or heterogeneous nodules for preferentially aspirating
a specific segment of the nodule (large or partially cystic nodule) or when nodule palpation is …

… The widespread application of high-resolution US have led to the incidental discovery of
nonpalpable thyroid nodules with increasing frequency. Recently, 2 large studies (n > 1000) in …

… nonpalpable thyroid lesions. This study was conducted on 200 patients with non palpable
thyroid nodules … ; in Department of Pathology and Radiology since January 2011 to June 2012…

… The value of ultrasound-guided FNA in the diagnosis of palpable and non-palpable thyroid
nodules has been studied. In a review of the results of 18,183 FNAs in seven large series, …

… that enrolled adults with thyroid nodules with sonography results … thyroid nodules were
defined as any discrete lesion that was sonographically distinguishable from the adjacent thyroid …