Ultrasound elastography is a useful adjunct to conventional ultrasonography and needle aspiration in preoperative prediction of malignancy in thyroid nodules: A Northern India perspective

Ultrasound elastography is a useful adjunct to conventional ultrasonography and needle aspiration in preoperative prediction of malignancy in thyroid nodules: A Northern India perspective

Introduction: Data on ultrasound elastography (USE) are scant from India. This study aimed to compare the sensitivity and specificity of USE with thyroid ultrasonography (USG) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) as preoperative predictor of malignancy, using postoperative histopathology as gold standar...

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Main Authors: Monika Garg, Deepak Khandelwal, Vivek Aggarwal, Kiran B Raja, Sanjay Kalra, Bhoopendra Agarwal, Deep Dutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Elastography
malignancy
needle aspiration
nodule
thyroid
ultrasonography
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2018;volume=22;issue=5;spage=589;epage=596;aulast=Garg

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