Also, Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TIRADS) is the assessment tool that categorizes thyroid nodules and stratifies their malignancy risk usually using a score according to their US ...

Thyroid nodules are common. As a result of increased use of diagnostic imaging, more nodules are detected as incidental findings. The great majority of them are benign and need no treatment.

Surveillance Alone Once malignancy and abnormal thyroid function have been excluded, there is really no need to treat thyroid nodules unless they are already causing compression or cosmetic symptoms.

Thyroid-hormone-suppressive Therapy Thyroid-hormone-suppressive therapy with levothyroxine was preferred by over 40% of clinicians for treatment of solitary thyroid nodules. Over 50% of clinicians ...

Head and neck cancer arises in the mucosal epithelium, most often in the oral cavity, followed by the larynx and pharynx.

Thyroid cancers are tumours of the thyroid gland, and originate from follicular or parafollicular cells. These are often caused by radiation exposure, and can present as a nodule in the anterior ...

Abstract Objective To determine the malignancy risk of thyroid nodules with Isolated Macrocalcifications (IMC) based on surgical results and evaluate the postoperative risk of malignant nodules with ...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been extensively employed as an imaging modality in thyroid nodule diagnosis due to its capacity to visualise the distribution and circulation of micro-vessels ...

Thyroid diseases are characterized by hyperfunction (hyperthyroidism), hypofunction (hypothyoidism) or inflammation (thyroiditis) of the thyroid gland or the presence of thyroid nodules, which can ...

A year after Congress allowed a radiation compensation program to lapse, former Navajo uranium miners and their families want the aid restored.