Diagnostic performance of a new two-dimensional shear wave elastography expression using siemens ultrasound system combined with ACR TI-RADS for classification of benign and malignant thyroid nodules: A prospective multi-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a new two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) method using a Siemens ultrasound system and its combination with the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR TI-RADS) for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules.

Methods

Conventional ultrasound images and 2D-SWE (E-whole-mean and E-stiffest-mean) were prospectively analyzed in 593 thyroid nodules from 543 patients. Nodules were divided into diameter (D) ≤10 mm and D > 10 mm groups and graded using ACR TI-RADS. The receiver operating characteristic curve was plotted using pathological findings as the gold standard. Diagnostic performance was compared among 2D-SWE, ACR TI-RADS, and their combinati

SUBMITTER: Qi WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10543209 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature