Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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The Value of High Resolution Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodule

갑상선 결절의 진단에 있어서 고해상능 초음파검사의 가치

  • Shim Hyung-Jin (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Choung Hue-Moon (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Yoon Jung-Han (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • JeGal Young-Jong (Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Park Jin-Gyoon (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School)
  • 심형진 (전남대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 정희문 (전남대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 윤정한 (전남대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 제갈영종 (전남대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 박진균 (전남대학교 의과대학 진단방사선과학교실)
  • Published : 1990.11.01
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Abstract

A clinical study of 37 cases with thyroid nodules, which were treated by surgical excision and confirmed pathologically at the Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, from Dec. 1988 to Feb. 1990, was conducted and following results were obtained in ultrasonographic evaluation of thyroid nodules. 1) The thyroid adenoma were showed well-defined margin, homogenous internal echo and surrounding Halo, but thyroid cancer were showed ill-defined margin, inhomogenous internal echo and no surrounding Halo. 2) The sensitivity of high resoution ultrasonography compared with pathologic diagnosis to thyroid cancer was 87.5%, specificity 94.1%, accuracy 88%, false positive 5.88%, and negative 12.5%.

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