Preoperative assessment of extrathyroidal extension of papillary thyroid carcinomas by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging: a comparative study
ConclusionPreoperative US should be used as the first line in predicting minimal ETE, and MRI should be added in extensive ETE assessment. Compared with US, MRI had higher specificity and PPV in detecting the overall ETE of PTC.
Source: La Radiologia Medica - Category: Radiology Source Type: research
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