Open AccessPreoperative Visualized Ultrasound Assessment of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroid Cancer Surgery: Reliability and Risk Features by Imaging
Author(s) -
Yaqian He,
Zhihui Li,
Yujia Yang,
Jianyong Lei,
Yulan Peng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s330114
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , recurrent laryngeal nerve , thyroid cancer , thyroidectomy , radiology , thyroid , surgery
Preoperative identification and visualization of tumor infiltration of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in patients with thyroid cancer is important. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the reliability and feasibility of preoperative assessment by ultrasound and to identify ultrasound imaging features potentially associated with tumor infiltration of the RLN.