WFUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography: Part 4. Thyroid
Document Type
Article
Department
Imaging and Diagnostic Radiology (East Africa)
Abstract
The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) has produced guidelines for the use of elastography techniques including basic science, breast and liver. Here we present elastography in thyroid diseases. For each available technique, procedure, reproducibility, results and limitations are analyzed and recommendations are given. Finally, recommendations are given based on the level of evidence of the published literature and on the WFUMB expert group’s consensus. The document has a clinical perspective and is aimed at assessing the usefulness of elastography in the management of thyroid diseases.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Recommended Citation
Cosgrove, D.,
Barr, R.,
Bojunga, J.,
Cantisani, V.,
Chammas, M. C.,
Dighe, M.,
Vinayak, S.,
Xu, J.,
Dietrich, C. F.
(2017). WFUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography: Part 4. Thyroid. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 43(1), 4-26.
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