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-thyroid antibodies at baseline, the incidence of thyroid dysfunction after PD-1 antibody treatment is high and cannot be ignored ( 8 ). Thyroid ultrasonography is widely used to evaluate autoimmune thyroiditis (hypoechogenicity or inhomogeneous echo) and thyroid
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Introduction With the widespread application of ultrasonography in recent decades ( 1 ), the prevalence of thyroid cancer has gradually risen to the 11th and 5th ranks in all cancers and those in women, respectively ( 2 ). Papillary thyroid
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ultrasonography for PTC nodules is markedly high. Baek et al. reported that 95.9% of conventional PTC cases are suspected to be malignant ( 8 ). However, no study to date has been conducted on the diagnosis of CPTC using ultrasound examination. The present study
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posteriormost point of the buttocks. The mid-thigh circumference (MTC) measurement was taken horizontally at the midpoint between the anterior superior iliac spine and the proximal edge of the patella ( 31 ). Muscle ultrasonography US imaging was
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-total thyroidectomy without postoperative radioiodine ablation treatment found no pathological findings in the WBS in 100% of the patients. However, neck ultrasonography identified lymph node metastases in both Tg-positive (Tg >1 ng/mL) and Tg-negative patients ( 30
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predominantly cystic component (M-CYS, 50% < cystic component < 75%) examined by ultrasonography; (ii) thyroid nodules with Bethesda category II classified by the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytology based on ultrasound and cytological findings ( 7
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an s-Tg measurement (maximum 24 months after last radioiodine ablation) and at least annual follow-ups (including u-hsTg and TSH measurements, as well as ultrasonography). The study was approved by the local ethics committee at the University Hospital
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positive Ki-67 expression (proliferation index ≥ 1%). Three-dimensional volume thyroid ultrasonography The examination utilized an RAB-6 probe with a frequency of 7–14 MHz. Values were obtained through virtual organ computer-aided analysis at a
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either ultrasonography ( 5 , 6 , 18 ) or fatty liver index ( 4 ). In our study, we defined NAFLD according to MRI-PDFF, which allows not only an accurate assessment of hepatic fat but also hepatic iron content ( 8 ). In a comparison study, we showed
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current diagnostic modalities routinely used for thyroid disorders in China include palpation, ultrasonography, and serum testing of thyroid function. Ultrasonography based on the American Thyroid Association (ATA) risk stratification criteria is a common