Furthermore, ultrasound has additional value in the surveillance of patients treated for thyroid cancer.doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0324Lew, J. I.Solorzano, C. C.OncologistJ.I. Lew, C.C. Solorzano, Use of ultrasound in the management of thyroid cancer. Oncologist 15 , 253–258 (2010)...
Ultrasound is an ideal imaging modality for detection and assessment of thyroid cancer because it is widely available and is highly sensitive for both detection and characterization of thyroid nodules due to improvements in transducer technology. It does not involve ionizing radiation and can be ...
This chapter provides an overview of thyroid ultrasound. Thyroid ultrasound can be used to determine thyroid size, to detect anatomic variations in the thyroid, to identify extrathyroidal masses, and to screen for endemic goiter. However, it is in the diagnosis and management of thyroid cancer ...
17 Location of the nodule (anterior or posterior), size of the patient's neck, and skill Thyroid neoplasms Thyroid cancer is relatively uncommon in the United States. In 2007, an estimated 33,550 cases will be diagnosed, accounting for about 1530 deaths. The incidence of thyroid cancer in ...
Conventional ultrasound continues to be the cornerstone in thyroid nodule evaluation, however, the advent of artificial intelligence as well as non-invasive imaging techniques such as CEUS and elastography have shown reliable performance in detecting or excluding thyroid cancer. In our case, they showed...
Thyroid nodules are small lumps that form within the thyroid gland and are quite common in the general population, with a prevalence as high as 67%. The great majority of thyroid nodules are not cancerous and cause no symptoms. However, there are currently limited guidelines on what to do ...
An ultrasound can help detect thyroid cancer, but it cannot be the only method used to diagnose thyroid cancer. A ultrasound can be used to help... Learn more about this topic: Thyroid Cancer: An Example of Malignant Neoplasia from
Ultrasounds are often used in cancer treatment protocols, e.g. to collect tumor tissues in the right location using ultrasound-guided biopsy, to image the region of the tumor using more affordable and easier to use apparatus than MRI and CT, or to ablate
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Thyroid sonography is a valuable tool for cancer risk assessment of thyroid nodules. Over the last 25 years, many reports have analyzed the association of individual sonographic features with thyroid cancer. More recently the focus has shifted toward nodule classification by pattern recognition, which ...