Comments: Effect of the location and size of thyroid nodules on the diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography: A retrospective analysis

摘要

We read with great interest the research article entitled “Effect of the location and size of thyroid nodules on the diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography: A retrospective analysis” by Xie and Yu (1). The authors claimed that the results of strain ultrasound elastography should be carefully evaluated when small thyroid nodules are close to the carotid artery. They indicated that the use of cytology to determine nodule parameters is effective in determining the diagnostic ability of strain ultrasound elastography. However, they discussed only benign and suspicious nodules throughout their article.