BACKGROUND Thyroid nodules are common, yet treatment modalities range from observation to surgical resection. Because thyroid nodules are frequently found incidentally during routine physical examination or imaging performed for another reason, physicians from a diverse range of specialties encounter thyroid nodules. Clinical decision making depends on proper evaluation of the thyroid nodule. ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of malignancy in thyroid nodules incidentally detected at sonography and to determine the diagnostic value of ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (USgFNAC) in thyroid nodules. METHODS Five hundred patients (84 men and 416 women) who had thyroid incidentalomas underwent USgFNAC at Konkuk University Hospital between A...

BACKGROUND Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is the most dependable tool to triage thyroid nodules for medical or surgical management. However, Bethesda class III cytology, namely "follicular lesion of undetermined significance" (FLUS) or "atypia of undetermined significance" (AUS), is a major limitation of the US-FNA in assessing thyroid nodules. As the most important imaging method, ultrasound (US...

Thyroid nodules are very common but thyroid cancers are not. The data that follow relate predominantly to the United States (US). Between 5% to 7% of adults have a clinically detectable nodule in the thyroid and 30% to 50% of adults have one or more nodules in the thyroid when the gland is examined by ultrasound. Therefore, in the adult population, approximately 10 and 10 have thyroid nodules t...

Thyroid nodules are very common but thyroid cancers are not. The data that follow relate predominantly to the United States (US). Between 5% to 7% of adults have a clinically detectable nodule in the thyroid and 30% to 50% of adults have one or more nodules in the thyroid when the gland is examined by ultrasound. Therefore, in the adult population, approximately 10 and 10 have thyroid nodules t...

Introduction: The prevalence of clinically palpable thyroid nodules is approximately 4–7%, but the prevalence of ultrasound-detectable nodules is 19 to 67%. FNAC is widely accepted and has become cornerstone in evaluation of thyroid nodules, because it is a simple and accurate screening test with high sensitivity and specificity in the preoperative evaluation of thyroid lesions. Ultrasound guid...

Thyroid ultrasonography is mainly used for the detection and characterization of thyroid nodules. However, there some limitation since diagnostic performance remains highly subjective depends on radiologist experiences. Therefore, artificial intelligence (AI) was expected to improve ultrasound. To evaluate AI differentiating malignant benign nodules compare it with that an experienced a third-y...

PURPOSE The management criterion of thyroid nodules is to evaluate the risk of malignancy, based on cytological examinations. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB) has a highly diagnostic value for thyroid nodules. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of US-FNAB for thyroid nodules with different sizes. MATERIAL AND METHODS From August 2013 to November 2013, 3...

Thyroid gland disorders include benign and malignant thyroid nodules and diffuse thyroid disorders. The incidence of malignant thyroid nodules is low and the prognosis is good. The diagnosis of thyroid cancer and diffuse parenchymal disorders is generally based on clinical manifestations and histopathological evaluation. Ultrasonography has its place in the diagnostics and follow-up of thyroid ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The most common thyroid disorders, with an increasing detection worldwide, are the thyroid nodules and thyroiditis, which leads to an increase of thyroid cancer incidence . In two different countries with a different exposure to risk factors for thyroid cancer, such as Cyprus and Romania, the rank of thyroid cancer among other neoplasms is very different: the 3(rd) most prev...