TY - JOUR
T1 - Strain US elastography for the characterization of thyroid nodules
T2 - Advantages and limitation
AU - Cantisani, Vito
AU - Grazhdani, Hektor
AU - Drakonaki, Elena
AU - D'Andrea, Vito
AU - Di Segni, Mattia
AU - Kaleshi, Erton
AU - Calliada, Fabrizio
AU - Catalano, Carlo
AU - Redler, Adriano
AU - Brunese, Luca
AU - Drudi, Francesco Maria
AU - Fumarola, Angela
AU - Carbotta, Giovanni
AU - Frattaroli, Fabrizio
AU - Di Leo, Nicola
AU - Ciccariello, Mauro
AU - Caratozzolo, Marcello
AU - D'Ambrosio, Ferdinando
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Thyroid nodules, with their high prevalence in the general population, represent a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Ultrasound (US), although absolutely reliable in detecting thyroid nodules, is still not accurate enough to differentiate them into benign and malignant. A promising novel modality, US elastography, has been introduced in order to further increase US accuracy. The purpose of this review article is to assess the thyroid application of US strain elastography, also known as real-time elastography or quasistatic elastography. We provide a presentation of the technique, and of up-to-date literature, analyzing the most prominent results reported for thyroid nodules differentiation. The practical advantages and limitations of strain elastography are extensively discussed herein.
AB - Thyroid nodules, with their high prevalence in the general population, represent a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Ultrasound (US), although absolutely reliable in detecting thyroid nodules, is still not accurate enough to differentiate them into benign and malignant. A promising novel modality, US elastography, has been introduced in order to further increase US accuracy. The purpose of this review article is to assess the thyroid application of US strain elastography, also known as real-time elastography or quasistatic elastography. We provide a presentation of the technique, and of up-to-date literature, analyzing the most prominent results reported for thyroid nodules differentiation. The practical advantages and limitations of strain elastography are extensively discussed herein.
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U2 - 10.1155/2015/908575
DO - 10.1155/2015/908575
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84928781097
VL - 2015
JO - International Journal of Endocrinology
JF - International Journal of Endocrinology
SN - 1687-8337
M1 - 908575
ER -