Ultrasound (US) imaging is the most commonly performed cross-sectional diagnostic
imaging modality in the practice of medicine. It is low-cost, non-ionizing, portable, and …

Thyroid pathology including thyroid nodules and diffuse thyroid diseases represents often a
diagnosing challenge for clinicians. US, although highly accurate in identifying thyroid …

Thyroid nodules, with their high prevalence in the general population, represent a diagnostic
challenge for clinicians. Ultrasound (US), although absolutely reliable in detecting thyroid …

Thyroid elastography has become, lately, one of the main focuses in thyroid imaging. With
more than one hundred papers published on this subject, the core of accumulated …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to present, through systematic review of recent
literature, a comparative effectiveness analysis of ultrasound elastography versus B-mode …

Purpose To assess the effectiveness of semiquantitative elastosonography (Q-elastography)
compared with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in differentiating the nature of thyroid …

Background: Ultrasonography (US) plays a crucial role in the diagnostic management of
thyroid nodules, but its widespread use in clinical practice might generate heterogeneity in …

BACKGROUND: To prospectively compare strain ratio to elastography score system in
distinguishing between malignant and benign thyroid nodules. METHODS: The local …

Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) techniques have emerged to complement qualitative
assessment in the diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. The aim of this review …

Supersonic shear wave imaging (SSI) has recently been explored as a technique to
evaluate tissue elasticity modulus and has become a valuable tool for tumor …