Contrast enhanced ultrasound in diagnosis of thyroid "cold" nodule

Hong Li Zhang; Wen Qi Ma; Qi Zhou; Jue Jiang; Shan Shan Yu; Ya Juan Wei; Yan Hua Qi; Xin Jin

Contrast enhanced ultrasound in diagnosis of thyroid "cold" nodule

Hong Li Zhang
, Wen Qi Ma
, Qi Zhou
, Jue Jiang
, Shan Shan Yu
, Ya Juan Wei
, Yan Hua Qi
, Xin Jin

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the value of CEUS in differential diagnosis of malignant and benign thyroid "cold" nodule confirmed with radionuclide imaging. Methods: CEUS findings of totally 170 thyroid nodules in 115 patients with thyroid "cold" nodule were analyzed retrospectively. The differential diagnosis was performed according to CEUS and compared with surgical-pathologic results. Results: Among 170 thyroid nodules, 39 showed uneven hypoenhancement and were diagnosed malignancy, while the remaining 131 nodules showed synchronous isoechoic/hyperechoic or non-enhanced compared to the surrounding thyroid, and were diagnosed benign. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of CEUS in differentiating thyroid malignant nodules was 91.67% (33/36), 95.52% (128/134) and 94.71% (161/170), respectively. Conclusion: CEUS can be used to differentiate benign and malignant thyroid "cold" nodules confirmed with radionuclide imaging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	729-731
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy
Volume	9
Issue number	10
State	Published - Oct 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Contrast media
Radionuclide imaging
Thyroid nodule
Ultrasonography

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