Combination of Sonoelastography and TIRADS for the Diagnostic Assessment of Thyroid Nodules

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of elastography alone and combined with Thyroid Imaging Reporting And Data System (TIRADS) for the assessment of non-autonomous thyroid nodules. We included 244 thyroid nodules and analyzed the visual elasticity scores, strain value (SV) and TIRADS classification. Histologic examination revealed 38 malignant (16%) and 206 benign nodules. The SV was lower in malignant nodules than in benign with an optimal cutoff ≤0.225. The visual elasticity scores showed a better diagnostic performance than the SV measurement.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research