Computer-Aided Diagnostic Technique in 2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose-Positive Thyroid Nodule: Clinical Experience of 74 Non-thyroid Cancer Patients

This study verified the value of a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) technique assisting in ultrasonography (US) diagnosis of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (18FDG)-avid thyroid incidentalomas on positron emission tomography. A total of 82 18FDG-avid thyroid incidentalomas from 74 non-thyroid cancer patients were retrospectively analyzed with respect to US and CAD parameters (anechoic area, hyper-echoic foci, hypo-echogenicity, heterogeneity, margin, taller-than-wide shape, eccentric area) and were compared with 38 other non-18FDG-avid nodules found in the same patient group.

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - October 15, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Yi-Hsuan Lin, Yuan-Chun Tsai, Kun Ju Lin, Jen- Der Lin, Chih-Ching Wang, Szu-Tah Chen Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research