Thyroid pathology including thyroid nodules and diffuse thyroid diseases represents often a diagnosing challenge for clinicians. US, although highly accurate in identifying thyroid nodules and diffuse thyroid diseases, is still not sufficiently accurate to evaluate them. US-elastography has been introduced in order to further increase US accuracy in many fields and eventually for thyroid disease. The aim of the present paper it to provide an update of the literature on different available techniques and the results reported both for thyroid nodules differentiation and for diffuse thyroid disease evaluation. Advantages and limitations of elastography are also discussed. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Ultrasound elastography in the evaluation of thyroid pathology. Current status / Cantisani, Vito; Lodise, Pietro; Hektor, Grazhdani; Mancuso, Ester; Maggini, Elena; DI ROCCO, Giorgio; D'Ambrosio, Ferdinando; Fabrizio, Calliada; Redler, Adriano; Ricci, Paolo; Catalano, Carlo. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0720-048X. - STAMPA. - 83:3(2014), pp. 420-428. [10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.05.008]
Ultrasound elastography in the evaluation of thyroid pathology. Current status
CANTISANI, VITO;LODISE, PIETRO;MANCUSO, ESTER;MAGGINI, ELENA;DI ROCCO, GIORGIO;D'AMBROSIO, Ferdinando;REDLER, Adriano;RICCI, Paolo;CATALANO, Carlo
2014
Abstract
Thyroid pathology including thyroid nodules and diffuse thyroid diseases represents often a diagnosing challenge for clinicians. US, although highly accurate in identifying thyroid nodules and diffuse thyroid diseases, is still not sufficiently accurate to evaluate them. US-elastography has been introduced in order to further increase US accuracy in many fields and eventually for thyroid disease. The aim of the present paper it to provide an update of the literature on different available techniques and the results reported both for thyroid nodules differentiation and for diffuse thyroid disease evaluation. Advantages and limitations of elastography are also discussed. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
