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Sci Rep2016;635632.October 20, 2016Evaluation Study

Quantitative analysis of echogenicity for patients with thyroid nodules.

Ming-Hsun Wu1, Chiung-Nien Chen1, Kuen-Yuan Chen1, Ming-Chih Ho1, Hao-Chih Tai1, Yu-Hsin Wang2, Argon Chen3, King-Jen Chang1,4
1Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
2AmCad BioMed Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan.
3Graduate Institute of Industrial Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
4Department of Surgery, Cheng Ching General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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Abstract

Hypoechogenicity has been described qualitatively and is potentially subject to intra- and inter-observer variability. The aim of this study was to clarify whether quantitative echoic indexes (EIs) are useful for the detection of malignant thyroid nodules. Overall, 333 participants with 411 nodules were included in the final analysis. Quantification of echogenicity was performed using commercial s…

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