Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for evaluation of thyroid nodules
Ultrasonography
;
: 288-297, 2018.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-731056
ABSTRACT
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is widely used to evaluate tumor microcirculation, which is useful in the differential diagnosis between benignity and malignancy. In the last 10 years, the applicability of CEUS to thyroid nodules has greatly improved due to technological refinements and the development of second-generation contrast agents. In this review, we summarize the applications of CEUS for thyroid nodules, focusing on the imaging findings of malignant and benign nodules in the existing literature and the use of those findings to predict malignancies, with an additional brief description of the utilization of CEUS for other thyroid-related diseases.
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Main subject:
Thyroid Gland
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Ultrasonography
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Thyroid Nodule
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Contrast Media
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Elasticity Imaging Techniques
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Microcirculation
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Ultrasonography
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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