Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
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Arun K Gupta

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• Research Article
  Comparison of Conventional Ultrasound, Doppler, Elastography and Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography Parameters with Histopathology Findings in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules
  Author(s):  Sanjana Ballal, Madhav P Yadav, Arun K Gupta, Manisha Jana, Suryanarayana SV Deo and Chandrasekhar Bal  Sanjana Ballal, Madhav P Yadav, Arun K Gupta, Manisha Jana, Suryanarayana SV Deo and Chandrasekhar Bal
  
  Background: Though neck ultrasound is the first line of choice for the screening of thyroid nodules, very few studies have compared the diagnostic performances of both conventional and advanced ultrasound parameters. In this study, we aim to compare various conventional and advanced ultrasound imaging parameters and confirm it with histopathology findings to differentiate between benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods: One hundred and thirty nine patients with 173 thyroid nodules underwent conventional ultrasonography (cUSG) which included gray-scale parameters, colour Doppler (CD) and power Doppler (PD) followed by elastography and contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUSG). Post-USG imaging all patients underwent fine needle aspiration cytology followed by surgery if indicated and histopathological results were obtained. Stata 11.2 s.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7948.1000213

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