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Comparative study on the diagnostic values of different ultrasound technologies for malignant thyroid nodules

  • Authors:
    • Xiao-Zhu Jin
    • Wei-Wei Lu
    • Hai-Feng Zhang
    • Yuan-Yuan Yan
    • Xiao-Le Gu
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  • Published online on: May 14, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8706
  • Pages: 910-914
  • Copyright: © Jin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study compared and analyzed the diagnostic values of B-mode ultrasound and elasticity imaging technology for the identification of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Ninety-four patients who were diagnosed with thyroid nodules by ultrasound were chosen. All patients were checked with B-Department of Ultrasonography, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. Chinamode ultrasound and ultrasound elasticity imaging technology before surgeries. Further, the post‑operative outcomes were compared with operation pathology. The pathological examination results were taken as the gold standard. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive values of combined ultrasound diagnosis were all obviously higher than those by the B-mode ultrasound and the ultrasound elastography method (P<0.05). In conclusion, as a new technology, ultrasound elasticity imaging technology has relatively high diagnositic value in identifying benign and malignant thyroid nodules. With its own advantages and limitations, the ultrasound elasticity imaging technology could effectively complement B-mode ultrasound, and improve the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of ultrasound diagnosis for thyroid nodules.
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Jin X, Lu W, Zhang H, Yan Y and Gu X: Comparative study on the diagnostic values of different ultrasound technologies for malignant thyroid nodules. Oncol Lett 16: 910-914, 2018
APA
Jin, X., Lu, W., Zhang, H., Yan, Y., & Gu, X. (2018). Comparative study on the diagnostic values of different ultrasound technologies for malignant thyroid nodules. Oncology Letters, 16, 910-914. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8706
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Jin, X., Lu, W., Zhang, H., Yan, Y., Gu, X."Comparative study on the diagnostic values of different ultrasound technologies for malignant thyroid nodules". Oncology Letters 16.1 (2018): 910-914.
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Jin, X., Lu, W., Zhang, H., Yan, Y., Gu, X."Comparative study on the diagnostic values of different ultrasound technologies for malignant thyroid nodules". Oncology Letters 16, no. 1 (2018): 910-914. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8706