ArticleJournal of ultrasound2017
Image-guided thermal ablation of benign thyroid nodules.
Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic performance of ultrasound characteristics-based artificial intelligence models for thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- RFA and benign thyroid nodules: Review of the current literature.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2021Review
- Percutaneous laser ablation for benign and malignant thyroid diseases.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2019Article
- Which needle in the treatment of thyroid nodules?Gland surgery · 2018Review
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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Purpose: To clarify some relevant and significant inconsistencies and inaccuracies in review by Mainini et al. entitled "Image-guided thermal ablation of benign thyroid nodules" published in Journal of Ultrasound to avoid giving incorrect information to the reader and prevent that operators make wrong choices in the use of various devices and technologies available. Results: Total cases treated with radiofrequency would be 2388 and not 2435 as reported in Table 1 of this review. The major, minor complications, and side effects in the partial group treated with laser technique and reported in this review are actually 1.2, 3.8, and 35.4%, respectively. In series of patients treated with laser ablation, including a total of 2345 patients, major and minor complications are 0.7 and 1.4%, respectively. The major complications of laser technology are less severe than RFA. Conclusions: Several points regarding the paper by Mainini et al. need to be discussed, and I advocate authors for replying to my considerations to clarify the issues raised.
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