The ultrasound diagnosis of regional recurrent cancer of the thyroid gland
Bochkareva, O.V.; Siniukova, G.T.; Matiakin, E.G.; Kostiakova, L.A.; Titova, I.A.; Tsiklauri, V.T.
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova 171(4): 58-60
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4625 PMID: 23038916 Document Number: 663761
Examination of 220 patients was performed using ultrasound investigation (USI) in B-regimen, color and energy Doppler encoding, 3D-reconstruction of image and sonoelastography. There were 49 recurrences in the regional lymph nodes. Main semiotic signs of regional recurrences were identified. USI with the application of the methods described is highly informative: sensitivity--94.2%, specificity--92.5%, accuracy--91.7%.