Benign Solid Thyroid Nodules: US-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation—Initial Clinical Outcomes

201587 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Roussanka Кovatcheva · Medical University of Sofia

Jordan Vlahov · Medical University of Sofia

Julian Stoinov · Medical University of Sofia

Katja Zaletel · Ljubljana University Medical Centre

Abstract

Early data suggest that US-guided HIFU ablation is an effective and safe procedure for treatment of benign solid thyroid nodules. Initial US echogenicity and vascularization influence the ablation outcome.

Topics & Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Head and Neck Anomalies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Radiology

Volume 276, Issue 2, pp. 597-605

DOI: 10.1148/radiol.15141492

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