Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) compared with conventional ultrasound for evaluating thyroid nodules

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Authors

Ruigang Lu · Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital

Weizhi Meng · Ningbo No.6 Hospital

Yan Zhang · Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital

Wei Zhao · Capital Medical University

Xun Wang · Capital Medical University

Mulan Jin · Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital

Ruijun Guo ·

Abstract

Microvascular flow and vessel branching in the peripheral and internal microvasculature of thyroid nodules is depicted with greater detail and clarity with SMI compared with conventional ultrasound. SMI offers a safe and low-cost alternative to CEUS for differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules.

Topics & Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiation Dose and Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medical Imaging

Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 65-65

DOI: 10.1186/s12880-017-0241-5

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