Impact of Image Orientation on Measurements of Thyroid Nodule Stiffness Using Shear Wave Elastography

Conclusions— Our study has shown that good diagnostic performance can be achieved by using SWE in longitudinal and transverse orientations. Moderate to good agreement in mean and maximum stiffness values for both orientations was observed, with only a small bias. Diagnostic performance for benign and malignant nodules was similar. The similar performance of both orientations gives flexibility in imaging patients with anatomic or physical limitations.

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Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - July 25, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Gangadhar, K., Hippe, D. S., Thiel, J., Dighe, M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research