Diagnostic accuracy of the combined use of conventional sonography and sonoelastography in differentiating benign and malignant solitary thyroid nodules

Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of combined use of conventional grayscale US and sono-elastography in differentiating benign and malignant solitary thyroid nodules. Materials and methods: This prospective study included 50 patients with solitary thyroid nodules being evaluated using gra...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Hafez Afifi, Walid Abdel Halim Abo Alwafa, Wael Mohamad Aly, Habashy Abdel Baset Alhammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-03-01
Series:Alexandria Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506816000282