Ultrasound diagnostic criteria for thyroid nodule

Ultrasound findings that are highly (clearly) useful based on objective evaluation are treated as “primary” findings, while those with a low statistical difference in terms of the percentage of persons with the finding relative to “primary” findings are regarded as “secondary” findings. Ultrasound d...

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Published in:Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) 2012-01, Vol.39 (1), p.49-50
Main Author: Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonic in Medicine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Criteria
Diagnosis
Diagnostic systems
Disease
Echoes
Endocrinology
Goiter
Health care facilities
Homogeneity
Hospitals
Imaging
Lymphoma
Medical colleges
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Radiology
Special Article
Surgery
Thyroid diseases
Thyroid gland
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasound
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Summary:Ultrasound findings that are highly (clearly) useful based on objective evaluation are treated as “primary” findings, while those with a low statistical difference in terms of the percentage of persons with the finding relative to “primary” findings are regarded as “secondary” findings. Ultrasound diagnostic criteria for thyroid nodule Primary Secondary Shape Edge definition and character of the border Internal echoes Fine strong echoes Marginal hypoechoic zones Echo level Homogeneity Benign findings Regular Well-defined smooth High–low Homogeneous (−) Regular Malignant findings Irregular Ill-defined jagged Low Heterogeneous Multiple Irregular/none Supplementary note Very useful (obvious) ultrasound findings in the objective assessment were considered “primary.” Appendix Y. Miyamoto Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Diagnostic Ultrasound Center Jikei University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan N. Fukunari Department of Surgery, Yokohama Northern Hospital, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan K. Omoto First Department of Integrated Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan K. Kameyama Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan M. Kitaoka Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan K. Kobayashi Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Japan H. Shimura Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan S. Suzuki Division of Breast Endocrine and Thyroid Surgery, Department of Organ Regulatory Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan M. Miyakawa Toranomon Hospital, Endocrine Center, Tokyo, Japan R. Miyabe Department of Surgery, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan T. Murakami Department of Endocrinology, Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, Beppu, Japan
ISSN:1346-4523
1613-2254
DOI:10.1007/s10396-011-0337-4