JOURNAL ARTICLE

Real-time Ultrasound Elastography in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules

Yurong HongXueming LiuZhiyu LiXiufang ZhangMeifeng ChenZhiyan Luo

Year: 2009 Journal:   Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Vol: 28 (7)Pages: 861-867   Publisher: Wiley

Abstract

Real-time ultrasound elastography is a promising imaging technique that is useful in the differential diagnosis of thyroid cancer.

Keywords:
Medicine Thyroid nodules Elastography Ultrasound Nodule (geology) Radiology Differential diagnosis Ultrasound elastography Thyroid Prospective cohort study Thyroid cancer Pathology Internal medicine

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Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Surgery
Head and Neck Anomalies
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Surgery

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