Ultrasound of Thyroid Nodules
Median sensitivity (range) Median specificity (range) Hypoechoic c/w surrounding thyroid [6–12, 14, 15, 17–20] 81% (48–90%) 53% (36–92%) Marked hypoechogenicity c/w strap muscle [13, 18, 20] 41% (27–59%) 94%…
Ultrasound Elastography of Thyroid Nodules
Figure 16.1 (a–d) Three dif ferent strain elastography images of a solid isoechoic right thyroid nodule measuring 37 × 17 × 18 mm; FNAB was positive for PTC. The result…
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection (PEI) for Thyroid Cysts and Other Neck Lesions
Figure 14.1 Types of cystic and mixed thyroid nodules: (a) a unilocular, “pure” thyroid cyst of the left lobe that appears anechoic (B-mode US, transverse view); (b) a multilocular (in…
Surgical Trends in Ultrasound Applications for the Treatment of Thyroid Nodules, Thyroid Cancer, and Parathyroid Disease
Figure 10.1 Embryologic origin of parathyroid glands can be suspected from the positioning of the enlarged parathyroid relative to the inferior thyroid (ITA) and superior thyroid (STA) arteries. This type…
Authoring Quality Ultrasound Reports
Figure 17.1 Lymph node map. From 2015American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid…
Utilization of Molecular Markers in the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Nodules
Mutation testing mRNA gene expression classifier miRNA classifier Test ThyroSeq v2 ThyGenX Thyroid Cancer Mutation Panel Afirma ThyraMIR (offered as reflex test if ThyGenX test is negative) RosettaGX Reveal…
History of Thyroid Ultrasound
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Daniel S. Duick, Robert A. Levine and Mark A. Lupo (eds.)Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67238-0_1 1. History of Thyroid Ultrasound Robert A. Levine1 and J. Woody Sistrunk2 (1) Geisel School of Medicine…
