THE ROLE OF ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY IN THE EVALUATION OF THYROID DISEASES
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https://doi.org/10.11603/1811-2471.2021.v.i2.12216Keywords:
thyroid gland, nodular diseases of the thyroid gland, shear wave elastography, diagnosisAbstract
The article reviews the literature and presents personal data of observations of 1549 patients with thyroid gland pathology, using shear wave elastography at the clinical base of Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University at the St. Luke᾽s Medical Diagnostic Center of Ivano-Frankivsk Archdiocesan Administration of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
The aim – to analyze the data of shear wave elastography to improve the differential diagnosis of thyroid pathologies.
Material and Methods. Ultrasound examination was performed on a Siemens Acuson S3000 and a Siemens Acuson S2000 using a linear sensor (9 MHz) in B-mode, color Doppler mode and shear wave elastography.
Results. Elastography plays an important role in the diagnosis and monitoring of thyroid disease. The article presents clinical cases of ultrasound characteristics and shear wave elastographic picture of benign and malignant nodes, autoimmune thyroiditis, diffuse toxic goiter.
Conclusions. Shear wave elastography is a new method that is being developed in clinical practice and can help to distinguish between benign and malignant thyroid nodules, is a useful adjunct for predicting thyroid malignancy, an independent prognostic factor for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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