Ultrasound microflow patterns help in distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid nodules

Ultrasound microflow patterns help in distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid nodules

Abstract Background Vascular features are not commonly used to evaluate thyroid nodules by conventional ultrasound due to the low sensitivity. Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) is a new ultrasonic Doppler technology that specializes in depicting microvessels and low-speed flow. The objective of thi...

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Main Authors: Wanying Li, Luying Gao, Yiyan Du, Ying Wang, Xiao Yang, Hongyan Wang, Jianchu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
Subjects:
Thyroid nodule
Ultrasound
Superb microvascular imaging
Microflow characteristics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40644-024-00663-1

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