Is Elastography Actually Useful in the Presurgical Selection of Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology? | Zendy

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Is Elastography Actually Useful in the Presurgical Selection of Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology?

Author(s) -

Pv Lippolis,

Sara Tognini,

Gabriele Materazzi,

Antonio Polini,

Rita Mancini,

Carlo Enrico Ambrosini,

Angela Dardano,

Fulvio Basolo,

Massimo Seccia,

Paolo Miccoli,

Fabio Monzani

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-1021

Subject(s) - indeterminate , thyroid nodules , medicine , elastography , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , radiology , thyroid , pathology , ultrasound , mathematics , pure mathematics

Although fine-needle aspiration cytology remains the mainstay of the preoperative workup of thyroid nodules, those with follicular proliferation still represent a diagnostic challenge. Real-time elastography (RTE) estimates the stiffness/elasticity of lesions and is regarded as a promising technique for the presurgical selection of thyroid nodules (including those with indeterminate cytology).

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