Role of Elastography in Evaluation of Thyroid lesions Submitted for Partial Fulfillment of Master degree In Diagnostic | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Article 11, Volume 30, Issue 4, October 2019, Pages 69-71 PDF (218.38 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221617 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nagy M. Seleim; Mostafa M. Mostafa; Sahar H. El-Hini; Nashwa M . Adel | ||
| Department of Radiology, El-Minia Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction :Elastography is a new imaging modality that maps the elastic properties of soft tissue(1) . The main idea is that whether the tissue is hard or soft will reflect a diagnostic information about the presence or status of disease. For example, tumors will often be harder than the surrounding tissue.(2) . Elasticity is the tendency of a tissue to resume the original size and shape; while strain is the level of change in size or shape in response to external compression (stress)(3) Aim of the work: The aim of this study is to assess the role of Ultrasoud Elastography in evaluation of thyroid nodules. Anatomy of the thyroid gland: The thyroid gland is placed anterior in the lower neck at the level of 5th cervical to 1st thoracic vertebrae. It consists of 2 lateral lobes interconnected in front of the second, third and fourth tracheal rings by narrow median isthmus(19) . Patients and methods: The objective of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of US elastography in evaluation of thyroid nodules using the cytological & histopathologic analysis as the reference standard. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| US Elastography; thyroid nodules; Multinodular goiter; elasticity score | ||
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