Trends in thyroid function testing, neck ultrasound, thyroid fine needle aspiration, and thyroidectomies in North-eastern Italy.

Luigino Dal MasoC PanatoA De PaoliV MattioliD SerrainoR EliseiG ZoppiniC GobittiE BorsattiE Di FeliceF FalciniS FerrettiS FrancisciP Giorgi RossiS GuzzinatiG MazzoleniD PierannunzioS PifferS VaccarellaM VicentiniM ZorziS FranceschiUgo Fedelinull null

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)

The results of this population-based study describe recent variations over time and between surrounding areas of indicators of 'diagnostic pressure' on thyroid in North-eastern Italy. These results emphasize the need to harmonize practices and to reduce some procedures (e.g., neck ultrasound and total thyroidectomies) in certain areas.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
magnetic resonance imaging
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tertiary care
computed tomography