3-D Ultrasound and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis: A Prospective Study
This study tests the hypothesis that evaluation of thyroid nodule (TN) margin irregularities by three-dimensional ultrasound (3-D-US) distinguishes benign from malignant TNs with greater sensitivity and specificity than two-dimensional ultrasound (2-D-US). We prospectively evaluated 344 TNs using both 2-D-US and 3-D-US followed by fine needle aspiration biopsy. TNs were divided into four groups based on the 3-D-US appearance of the margins. Bi-variate and multi-variate analyses were used. Surgical pathology confirmed 44 thyroid cancers in 40 patients.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Ghobad Azizi, Kirk Faust, Lorna Ogden, Laura Been, Michelle L. Mayo, Kele Piper, Carl Malchoff Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
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