The use of semi-quantitative ultrasound elastosonography in combination with conventional ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the assessment of malignancy risk of thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology

BACKGROUND: The pre-surgical selection of thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology (Thy 3 according to British Thyroid Association) after fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is currently required in order to reduce unnecessary total thyroidectomy. The objective of our study was to use a surgical...

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Autores principales: Giusti, Massimo, Campomenosi, Claudia, Gay, Stefano, Massa, Barbara, Silvestri, Enzo, Monti, Eleonora, Turtulici, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4264546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25506397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13044-014-0009-8

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