A Scoring System for Assessing the Risk of Malignant Partially Cystic Thyroid Nodules Based on Ultrasound Features.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the ultrasound (US) features of partially cystic thyroid nodules (PCTNs) and to establish a scoring system to further improve the diagnostic accuracy.

Methods

A total of 262 consecutive nodules from September 2017 to March 2020 were included in a primary cohort to construct a scoring system. Moreover, 83 consecutive nodules were enrolled as an validation cohort from May 2018 to August 2020. All nodules were determined to be benign or malignant according to the pathological results after surgery or ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA). The US images and demographic characteristics of the patients were analyzed. The ultrasound features of PCTNs were extracted from primary cohort by two experienced radiologists. The features extracted were used

SUBMITTER: Xin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8526936 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature