Clinical Focus ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 286-288.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2016.03.013

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Advances in differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules using high-resolution ultrasound

Dan Haijun   

  1. Department of Physical Examination, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
  • Received:2015-11-09 Online:2016-03-05 Published:2016-04-18
  • Contact: Dan Haijun, Email: danhaijun@163.com

Abstract: Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine tumor without symptom, and the progress is good if having early diagnosis and treatment. Based on the anatomy of the thyroid gland, the high-resolution ultrasound is a more valuable means to differentially diagnoze thyroid nodles than other imaging examination. This review is to introduce the main ultrasounds testing methods in thyroid gland and the ultrasound feature of thyroid nodules.

Key words: ultrasonography,Doppler, color, ultrasonic elastography, biopsy, needle aspiration

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