Shear wave elastography as a quantitative method for thyroid gland elasticity assessment in pediatrics patients with autoimmune-related thyroid disease, diagnostic utility and laboratory correlation
Abstract Background Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is the most common thyroid pathology in pediatric patients among which Hashimoto’s thyroiditis has the highest prevalence. Along with size, measuring mechano-acoustic tissue elasticity is evolving as an important parameter in the evaluation of diffuse...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-08-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-022-00882-1 |