Open AccessPrevalence of unsuspected thyroid nodules in adults on contrast enhanced 16- and 64-MDCT of the chest
Author(s) -
Sameer Ahmed,
Pamela T. Johnson,
Karen M. Horton,
Hong Li,
Atif Zaheer,
Saline Tsai,
Elliot K. Fishman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v4.i7.311
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid nodules , nodule (geology) , thyroid , radiology , thyroid cancer , retrospective cohort study , population , nuclear medicine , pathology , paleontology , environmental health , biology
To determine the prevalence of unsuspected thyroid nodules on contrast enhanced 16- and 64-modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) of the chest, in a population of adult outpatients imaged for indications other than thyroid disease.