ArticleBioMed research international2014
Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging: a new tool for the diagnosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.
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- Sociodemographic and clinical predictors of malignancy in thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- The Preciseness in Diagnosing Thyroid Malignant Nodules Using Shear-Wave Elastography.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Pooled it
- Association between diagnostic efficacy of acoustic radiation force impulse for benign and malignant thyroid nodules and the presence or absence of non-papillary thyroid cancer: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Ultrasound elastography of the thyroid: principles and current status.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2019Article
- Shear wave velocity of the healthy thyroid gland in children with acoustic radiation force impulse elastography.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2018Article
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- Quality measurement on shear wave speed imaging: diagnostic value in differentiation of thyroid malignancy and the associated factors.Oncotarget · 2017Article
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- The utility of ultrasound elastography in differentiation of endometriomas and hemorrhagic ovarian cysts.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2016Article
- Acoustic radiation force impulse induced strain elastography and point shear wave elastography for evaluation of thyroid nodules.International journal of clinical and experimental medicine · 2015Article
- The diagnosis value of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography for thyroid malignancy without highly suspicious features on conventional ultrasound.International journal of clinical and experimental medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the diagnostic performance of ARFI imaging in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules <1 cm. MATERIALS AND
methods173 pathologically proven thyroid nodules (77 benign, 96 malignant) in 157 patients were included in this study. Receiver-operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses were performed to assess the diagnostic performance of conventional ultrasound (US) and ARFI imaging in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). The independent risk factors for predicting PTMC were evaluated.
resultsThe mean SWV value of benign and malignant thyroid nodules were 2.57 ± 0.79 m/s (range: 0.90-4.92 m/s) and 3.88 ± 2.24 m/s (range: 1.49-9.00 m/s) (P = 0.000). Az for VTI elastography score was higher than that for hypoechoic, absence of halo sign, and type III vascularity (P < 0.05). The optimal cut-offs for VTI elastography score and SWV were score 4 and 3.10 m/s. Gender, hypoechoic, taller than wide, VTI elastography score ≥ 4, and SWV > 3.10 m/s had been found to be independent risk factors for predicting PTMC.
conclusionARFI elastography can provide elasticity information of PTMC quantitatively (VTQ) and directly reflects the overall elastic properties (VTI). Gender, hypoechogenicity, taller than wide, VTI elastography score ≥ 4, and SWV > 3.10 m/s are independent risk factors for predicting PTMC. ARFI elastography seems to be a new tool for the diagnosis of PTMC.
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