Clinically palpable thyroid nodules are present in 4% to 7% of the adult population in the
United States [1, 2]. The prevalence of thyroid nodules is higher in women and increases …

Thyroid nodules are a common finding, especially in iodine-deficient regions.
Ultrasonographic scoring systems such as the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System …

Thyroid cancer fulfills the criteria for overdiagnosis by having a reservoir of indolent cancers
and practice patterns leading to the diagnosis of incidental cancers from the reservoir. The …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of malignancy in
incidental abnormalities of the thyroid gland detected on CT and to determine the relative …

Replacing palpating fingers with an ultrasound (US) probe has resulted in an epidemic of
thyroid nodules. Despite the high prevalence of thyroid nodules in the general population …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of incidental thyroid
nodules (ITN) found on computed tomography (CT) of the neck and to determine whether CT …

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of malignancy in thyroid
nodules discovered incidentally on magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography …

Objective To evaluate through a systematic review and meta-analysis the malignancy rates
of thyroid incidentalomas identified in adults by 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission …

Background: Decisions involving the management of patients with papillary microcarcinoma
are complex. Here we review and consider the literature in this area including two studies …

OBJECTIVE: Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) whole body positron emission tomography (PET)
scan may show clinically occult second lesions. Such lesions in the thyroid are increasingly …