Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

As the authors explain, "Points are given for all the ultrasound features in a nodule, with more suspicious features being awarded additional points. ... When assessing a nodule, the reader ...

[5] Although we now understand much more about ultrasound imaging of thyroid nodules, this statement remains true today. We must, therefore, begin to apply sonographic criteria to identify nodules ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that can develop on the thyroid gland. They may be solid and look dark on an ultrasound scan. Most are benign, but there is a low risk of thyroid cancer. The thyroid is a ...

The grades are based on ultrasound features, such as how white or black the nodule appears (echogenicity), whether the edges of the nodule are jagged or smooth and whether there are white dots ...

easy to apply across a wide gamut of ultrasound practices; 3) able to classify all thyroid nodules; and 4) evidence-based, to the greatest extent possible, with the aid of underlying data on 3,800 ...

As the authors explain, "Points are given for all the ultrasound features in a nodule, with more suspicious features being awarded additional points. ... When assessing a nodule, the reader ...