Diagnostic value of ultrasound elastography and conventional ultrasound for thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid nodular disease is a common disorder. Ultrasonography has emerged as a powerful tool for the diagnosis of thyroid disease owing to its high operational simplicity, non-invasiveness and reproducibility. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the value of ultrasound elastography and conventional ultrasound for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules.

Methods

The PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang and VIP databases were searched systematically. RevMan 5.3 software was used to draw a risk bias map, and Stata 16.0 was used to plot a sensitivity and specificity forest map. A summary receiver operating characteristics (SROC) curve was plotted, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. Meta-regression was u

SUBMITTER: Chang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10006152 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature