The Value of Chinese Thyroid Imaging Report and Data System Combined With Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Scoring in Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules.
HaiYan CaoQi FanShuangshuang ZhuoTing-Yue QiHongguang SunXin RongXiao XiaoWen ZhangLinhai ZhuLei WangPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
The CEUS feature of mild enhancement in the arterial phase and rapid wash-out pattern are suggestive of malignancy and isochronous wash-out pattern is suggestive of benignity. The C-TIRADS + CEUS score has a higher value for distinguishing benign from malignant thyroid nodules than the C-TIRADS score alone.