Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging for the distinction between benign and malignant thyroid nodules

Hamidi, Cihad; Goya, Cemil; Hattapoglu, Salih; Uslukaya, Omer; Teke, Memik; Durmaz, Mehmet; Yavuz, Mehmet; Hamidi, Arif; Tekbas, Guven

doi:10.1007/s11547-014-0495-8

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging for the distinction between benign and malignant thyroid nodules

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Hamidi C., Goya C., Hattapoglu S., Uslukaya O., Teke M., Durmaz M. S., ...More

RADIOLOGIA MEDICA, vol.120, no.6, pp.579-583, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 120 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11547-014-0495-8
Journal Name: RADIOLOGIA MEDICA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.579-583
Keywords: ARFI imaging, VTQ, Thyroid nodule, Malignant, IN-VIVO, ELASTOGRAPHY, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS, CONSENSUS, US
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate thyroid nodules using virtual touch quantification (VTQ) of force impulse acoustic radiation (ARFI) imaging and to investigate a cutoff value for the differentiation of malignant thyroid nodules.