Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for evaluation of thyroid nodules.
- Author:
Jia ZHAN
1
;
Hong DING
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Contrast media; Ultrasonography; Thyroid nodule; Elasticity imaging techniques; Diagnosis
- MeSH: Contrast Media; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Microcirculation; Thyroid Gland*; Thyroid Nodule*; Ultrasonography*
- From: Ultrasonography 2018;37(4):288-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is widely used to evaluate tumor microcirculation, which is useful in the differential diagnosis between benignity and malignancy. In the last 10 years, the applicability of CEUS to thyroid nodules has greatly improved due to technological refinements and the development of second-generation contrast agents. In this review, we summarize the applications of CEUS for thyroid nodules, focusing on the imaging findings of malignant and benign nodules in the existing literature and the use of those findings to predict malignancies, with an additional brief description of the utilization of CEUS for other thyroid-related diseases.
