Performance of CT in the Preoperative Diagnosis of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Chong Hyun Suh Jung-Hwan Baek Young Jun Choi Jeong Hyun Lee

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)

The diagnostic performances of CT and ultrasound are similar, though CT and ultrasound combined are superior to ultrasound only. CT may be used as a complementary diagnostic method in addition to ultrasound for diagnosing cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis
magnetic resonance imaging
image quality
contrast enhanced
dual energy
computed tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced ultrasound
ultrasound guided
patients undergoing
childhood cancer