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 ...

One concern about the increasing use of ultrasound is the greater number of thyroid nodules being detected. Ultrasound will identify very small nodules that you would be unable to physically feel ...

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Thyroid RFA is a minimally invasive medical procedure that treats thyroid nodules. Using ultrasound-guided imaging, the nodule is located, allowing the treatment to focus solely on the targeted ...

Longitudinal and transverse grayscale ultrasound images of thyroid nodule in 17-year-old patient with benign follicular adenoma, based on surgical excision alone. Overall impression for all three ...

Statin-treated patients had a significantly lower prevalence of thyroid nodules than controls (36% versus 68%). The incidence of multiple nodules, number of nodules per patient, and nodule volume ...

Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has long been used as a safe and effective way to evaluate thyroid nodules in adults, usually without sedation. Less is known about the safety and ...

Another test called an uptake scan can be done at the same time to see how well your thyroid gland is working.A thyroid ultrasound to see the number and size of nodules. You may have a fine-needle ...

An estimated 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid problems, an autoimmune condition that has grown very common. The most frequent cause is thought to be iodine deficiency brought on by ...

The present study was carried out in two groups of patients. Group A ( Table 1) included seven patients (six women and one man, age ranging between 23 and 57 years, mean ± standard deviation [SD ...