A new and simple risk-stratification system based on thyroid-nodule features seen on ultrasound can determine whether a nodule needs a fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy to detect potential cancer or ...

Researchers have called for simplified guidelines on when to biopsy thyroid nodules for cancer, which they say would result in fewer unnecessary biopsies. A team led by UC San Francisco researchers ...

ALTHOUGH goiters are usually easily palpable and laboratory tests have become more helpful, the clinical diagnosis of thyroid disease is still often unreliable, and conclusive evidence of the nature ...

The likelihood of getting nondiagnostic results from ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of thyroid nodules may vary by specialty, new research suggests. The nodules biopsied using ...

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced a new molecular test panel designed to help physicians determine if a ...

Thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA)-cytology is widely used for the preoperative characterisation of thyroid nodules but this task is difficult for follicular lesions, which often remain ...

The prevalence of benign thyroid nodules is high and there are certain ultrasound features, suggesting malignancy, that can help radiologists determine whether or not a biopsy is needed, according to ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify thyroid nodules seen on thyroid ultrasound that are very unlikely to be cancerous, reducing a large number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS), published in 2017, ...

Thyroid nodules, or lumps, are very common. Most aren’t cancer. Your thyroid is the small, butterfly-shaped gland usually located at the bottom front of your neck. If you have a lump on it, chances ...

Stryper frontman Michael Sweet has revealed he has been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, the most common of this type ...