Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Differential Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of ACR TI-RADS Category 4 and 5 Thyroid Nodules With Non-Hypovascular.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to investigate the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the differential diagnosis and risk stratification of ACR TI-RADS category 4 and 5 thyroid nodules with non-hypovascular.

Methods

From January 2016 to December 2019 in our hospital, 217 ACR TI-RADS category 4 and 5 nodules with non-hypovascular in 210 consecutive patients were included for a derivation cohort. With surgery and/or fine-needle aspiration (FNA) as a reference, conventional ultrasound (US) features and CEUS features were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to screen the independent risk factors and establish a risk predictive model. Between January 2020 and March 2021, a second cohort of 100 consecutive patients with 101 nodules were included for

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189148 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature