The clinical value of ultrasound elastography in predicting malignant thyroid nodules

The clinical value of ultrasound elastography in predicting malignant thyroid nodules

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the clinical value of ultrasound elastography (USE) in providing information on the nature of the thyroid nodules. This was performed using the elastography score and strain ratio in differentiating thyroid benign and malignant nodules and the histopathological...

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Main Authors: Mona A. EL-Hariri, Tamer F. Taha Ali, Mohamed A. Tawab, Asmaa M.A. Magid, Abdel-Fattah EL-Shiekh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Ultrasound
Elastography
Thyroid
Nodule
Malignant
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X14000527

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