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ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2019

Ultrasound elastography of the thyroid: principles and current status.

Chong-Ke Zhao, Hui-Xiong Xu

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Article in Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Chong-Ke ZhaoDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hui-Xiong XuDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81371570National Natural Science Foundation of China 81671695National Natural Science Foundation of China 81725008Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 14441900900Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 16411971100Shanghai Hospital Development Center 16CR3061BShanghai Hospital Development Center SHDC12014229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasound (US) elastography has been introduced as a non-invasive technique for evaluating thyroid diseases. This paper presents a detailed description of the technical principles, peculiarities, and limitations of US elastography techniques, including strain elastography and shear-wave elastography. This review was conducted from a clinical perspective, and aimed to assess the usefulness of US elastography for thyroid diseases in specific clinical scenarios. Although its main focus is on thyroid nodules, the applications of US elastography for other thyroid diseases, such as diffuse thyroid diseases and thyroiditis, are also presented. Furthermore, unresolved questions and directions for future research are also discussed.

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Elasticity imaging techniquesShear-wave elastographyStrain elastographyThyroid diseasesThyroid noduleUltrasound

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PMID30690960
PMCPMC6443591

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