Editorial review of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for solid thyroid nodules larger than 10 mm: correlation between sonographic characteristics at the needle tip and nondiagnostic results by Wu et al. Sebo review

摘要

In this issue of Endocrine, Wu and colleagues describe their sonographic findings in thyroid nodules that are linked to non-diagnostic (ND) fine-needle aspirations (FNA) [1]. Using a combination of standard ultrasound (US) and ultrasound elastography (USE), the authors evaluated 355 nodules (346 consecutive patients), all measuring >1 cm, focusing on echogenicity, vascularity, and degree of stiffness. The images were interpreted, and the FNA performed by a single sonographer with 15 years of thyroid imaging experience.