Real-time Ultrasound Elastography in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 861-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurong Hong ◽  
Xueming Liu ◽  
Zhiyu Li ◽  
Xiufang Zhang ◽  
Meifeng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography

MAXIMAL STIFFNESS EVALUATION BY REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY, AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID NODULES

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 474-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavia Magri ◽  
Spyridon Chytiris ◽  
Francesca Zerbini ◽  
Valentina Capelli ◽  
Margherita Gaiti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography ◽  
Stiffness Evaluation

Ultrasound Elastography Using Carotid Artery Pulsation in the Differential Diagnosis of Sonographically Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules

2015 ◽  
Vol 204 (2) ◽  
pp. 396-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woo Jung Choi ◽  
Jeong Seon Park ◽  
Hye Ryoung Koo ◽  
Soo-Yeon Kim ◽  
Min Sung Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography

scholarly journals Ultrasonic elastography and conventional ultrasound in the diagnosis of thyroid micro-nodules

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinming Wang ◽  
Wenbing Wei ◽  
Rui Guo
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Roc Curve ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography ◽  
Surgical Pathology ◽  
Maximum Diameter ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Conventional Ultrasound ◽  
Missed Diagnosis ◽  
The Difference

Objective: To investigate the clinical value of conventional ultrasound, ultrasound elastography and conventional ultrasound combined with ultrasound elastography in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid micro-nodules. Methods: Eighty-six patients who were found with thyroid micro-nodules with the maximum diameter no more than 10 mm in the physical examination in our hospital from June 2015 to December 2017 were selected, and 102 nodules were included. All patients were confirmed with thyroid micro-nodules by puncture or surgical pathology and underwent conventional ultrasound and ultrasound elastography. Taking the surgical pathological results as a control, the value of conventional ultrasound, ultrasound elastography and conventional ultrasound combined with ultrasound elastography in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid micro-nodules were compared. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn, and the area under the ROC curve was calculated. Results: One hundred and two thyroid nodules were detected by surgical pathology, including 75 benign nodules (73.53%) and 27 malignant nodules (26.47%). The sensitivity and diagnostic accordance rate of ultrasound elastography were significantly higher than those of conventional ultrasound in the diagnosis of thyroid microcarcinoma, and the missed diagnosis rate of ultrasound elastography was significantly lower than that of conventional ultrasound; the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). However, the difference between the two methods was not statistically significant in terms of diagnostic specificity and misdiagnosis rate (P>0.05). The areas under the ROC curve in the diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules by conventional ultrasound and ultrasound elastography were 0.735 and 0.743 respectively. Conclusion: Conventional ultrasound can be used as a routine examination technique in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules, while ultrasound elastography can improve the sensitivity and diagnostic rate in the diagnosis of thyroid micro carcinoma. It can help to reduce the clinical missed diagnosis, which also can be be used as an effective supplement for conventional ultrasound. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.6.777 How to cite this:Wang J, Wei W, Guo R. Ultrasonic elastography and conventional ultrasound in the diagnosis of thyroid micro-nodules. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(6):1526-1531. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.6.777 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Ultrasound Elastography in Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Ki Young Kim ◽  
Jin Woo Cha ◽  
Seok Ho Choi ◽  
Chang Gyu Byun ◽  
Young Taek Koh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography

Cystic change in thyroid nodules: A confounding factor for real-time qualitative thyroid ultrasound elastography

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 799-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.S.S. Bhatia ◽  
D.P. Rasalkar ◽  
Y.P. Lee ◽  
K.T. Wong ◽  
A.D. King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Confounding Factor ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography ◽  
Thyroid Ultrasound ◽  
Cystic Change

Real-time ultrasound elastography—a noninvasive diagnostic procedure for evaluating dominant thyroid nodules

2010 ◽  
Vol 395 (7) ◽  
pp. 865-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Vorländer ◽  
Jan Wolff ◽  
Said Saalabian ◽  
Robert H. Lienenlüke ◽  
Robert A. Wahl
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Diagnostic Procedure ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography
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