Open AccessDifferential diagnosis value of the ultrasound gray scale ratio for papillary thyroid microcarcinomas and micronodular goiters
Author(s) -
Zhijiang Han,
Zhikai Lei,
Mingkui Li,
Dingcun Luo,
Jinwang Ding
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-4292
pISSN - 2223-4306
DOI - 10.21037/qims.2018.06.04
Subject(s) - differential diagnosis , gray (unit) , medicine , ultrasound , pathology , thyroid , value (mathematics) , ultrasonography , radiology , computer science , machine learning
To investigate the differential diagnosis value of the ultrasound gray scale ratio (UGSR) for papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) and micronodular goiters (MNGs).