Combining real-time elastography with fine-needle aspiration biopsy to identify malignant thyroid nodules

Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic performance of real-time elastography (RTE) combined with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy in identifying malignant thyroid nodules. Methods This was a single-centre, retrospective study and involved patients who had underogone partial or total thyroidectomy...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhu, Yanyan Chen, Huijun Ai, Wei Gong, Bin Zhou, Yonghong Xu, Shuzheng Chen, Feng Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520976027