Open AccessPartially cystic thyroid cancer on conventional and elastographic ultrasound: a retrospective study and a machine learning—assisted system
Author(s) -
Haina Zhao,
Jingyan Liu,
Qizhong Lin,
Yushuang He,
Honghao Luo,
Yulan Peng,
Buyun Ma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-5847
pISSN - 2305-5839
DOI - 10.21037/atm.2020.03.211
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid cancer , ultrasound , thyroid , radiology , cancer , retrospective cohort study , medical physics , pathology
US features of PCTC exhibited unique characteristics. Wreath-shaped partially cystic nodules, especially with the appearance of micro-calcifications and larger SR value, are more likely to be malignant. The random forest classifier might be useful to diagnose PCTC.
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