Published October 2021 | Version v1
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Reliability of shear wave elastography in the evaluation of diffuse thyroid diseases in children and adolescents

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag (Egypt)
  • 2. Department of Surgery, Collage of Medicine, King Faisal University, P.O. Box: 400, Al-Ahsa 31982 (Saudi Arabia)
  • 3. Radiology Department, Polyclinic Center, King Faisal University, P.O. Box: 400, Al-Ahsa 31982 (Saudi Arabia)
  • 4. Albaha University Medical Center, Albaha (Saudi Arabia)
  • 5. Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Surgery Department, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag (Egypt)
  • 6. Sohag University Hospital, Sohag (Egypt)

Description

Highlights: • Diffuse thyroid diseases in children and adolescents are very common and traditional methods of diagnosis are sometimes not sufficient for accurate diagnosis. • Shear wave elastography is a reliable and accurate method helping in the diagnosis of diffuse thyroid diseases. • Best cutoff values were determined to differentiate normal from diseased patients and to differentiate different types of diffuse thyroid diseases. Thyroid diseases are common yet serious in children that lead to many metabolic and growth disorders; the most common among these are diffuse thyroid diseases (DTD). This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of shear wave elastography (SWE) to differentiate and diagnose DTD from normal thyroid tissue.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109942

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109942;
PII
S0720048X2100423X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Journal of Radiology
Journal Volume
143
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0720-048X
CODEN
EJRADR

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53110658
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ADOLESCENTS; ANIMAL TISSUES; CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; PATIENTS; SHEAR; THYROID; THYROIDITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; ORGANS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATES

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Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.