Predictive US findings for differentiating between malignant and benign thyroid nodules: Doppler and microvascular imaging according to the TI-RADS and pathologic subtypes of malignancy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigated whether Doppler and microvascular imaging help distinguish malignant from benign thyroid nodules in relation to the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) and the pathologic subtype of thyroid malignancy.

Methods

This study included 113 consecutive thyroid nodules from 103 patients with confirmed final diagnoses from February 2022 to September 2022. Two radiologists conducted a retrospective review of ultrasonographic (US) findings and assigned vascular scores by consensus using color Doppler imaging (CDI) and microflow imaging (MFI) on a 4‑point visual scale. Vascular scores were compared between malignant and benign nodules and analyzed by US pattern according to the Korean TI‑RADS (K‑TIRADS).

Results

Of the 113 nodules,

SUBMITTER: Yim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856070 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature