Grey-Scale Analysis Improves the Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 94; no. 27; p. e1129
• Main Authors: Grani, Giorgio, D'Alessandri, Mimma, Carbotta, Giovanni, Nesca, Angela, Del Sordo, Marianna, Alessandrini, Stefania, Coccaro, Carmela, Rendina, Roberta, Bianchini, Marta, Prinzi, Natalie, Fumarola, Angela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Accuracy Study; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration - methods; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sex Factors; Thyroid Nodule - diagnostic imaging; Thyroid Nodule - pathology

Ultrasonography is the main imaging method for the workup of thyroid nodules. However, interobserver agreement reported for echogenicity and echotexture is quite low. The aim of this study was to perform quantitative measurements of the degree of echogenicity and heterogeneity of thyroid nodules, to...