Can the unnecessary operations for suspected thyroid nodules be avoided by the combined use of the strain ratio and elastography score?
Introduction: Only 5%–15% of thyroid surgical specimens are reported as malignant. Most of the operations are performed due to suspicion of malignancy as a result of fine needle aspiration biopsy but invasiveness, non-diagnostic results and potential repeat biopsies are disadvantages of fine needle...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869420300872 |