Analysis of vascularization in thyroid gland nodes with superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and CD34 expression histology: a pilot study.

Thomas StudenyWolfgang KratzerJulian SchmidbergerTilmann GraeterThomas F E BarthAndreas Hillenbrand

Published in: BMC medical imaging (2021)

We found a positive, significant correlation (r = 0.55588; p = 0.0254) between SMI (quantitative values for vascularization strength) and immunohistochemistry (CD34 staining) evaluations of thyroid nodes.

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