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ReviewHNO2024

[Thyroid nodules as an incidental finding : Value of sonography and scintigraphy in primary diagnostics].

Daniel Richter, Michael Beck, Sarina Katrin Müller, Heinrich Iro, Michael Koch, Matti Sievert

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Review in HNO, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Daniel RichterHals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Universitätskliniken Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Michael BeckNuklearmedizinische Klinik, Universitätskliniken Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Sarina Katrin MüllerHals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Universitätskliniken Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Heinrich IroHals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Universitätskliniken Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Michael KochHals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Universitätskliniken Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Matti SievertHals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Universitätskliniken Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutschland. matti.sievert@uk-erlangen.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the widespread use of high-resolution sonography, numerous thyroid nodules are diagnosed, often as incidental findings. The challenge lies in evaluating various criteria such as size, shape, and echogenicity to assess the nodules' malignancy risk. Risk stratification systems have been developed to enable systematic assessment as well as to avoid unnecessary medical interventions and malignant findings being overlooked. This article provides an overview of the current diagnostic standards in primary assessment of thyroid nodules.

Indexed as

Incidental FindingsThyroid NoduleUltrasonographyDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansRadionuclide ImagingReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityThyroid NeoplasmsCalcitoninCytologyDiagnostic imagingFine needle aspirationThyroid neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID39078487

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