Variation of Shear Wave Elastography With Preload in the Thyroid: Quantitative Validation.
Arinc OzturkRebecca E ZubajloManish DhyaniJoseph R GrajoNathaniel MercaldoBrian W AnthonyAnthony E SamirPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2020)
The preload force was significantly and nonlinearly associated with SWE estimates of thyroid stiffness. Quantitative standardization of preload forces in the assessment of thyroid nodules using elastography is an integral factor for improving the accuracy of thyroid nodule evaluation.
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