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Imaging for Thyroid Nodules

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This chapter focuses on the use of imaging in thyroid nodules, particularly focusing on the use of ultrasound in thyroid nodule imaging. Sonographic patterns of thyroid nodules as well as a newly published lexicon for thyroid ultrasound will be reviewed. The increasing use of various Thyroid Imaging Reporting And Data System (TI-RADS) classification and stratification structures will also be explored.

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    Tara L. Henrichsen MD

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Henrichsen, T.L. (2018). Imaging for Thyroid Nodules. In: Gharib, H. (eds) Thyroid Nodules. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59474-3_5

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