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8947855

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this work is to assess the validity of an ultrasonographic sign, micronodulation, in the diagnosis of Hashimoto thyroiditis. Among 101 patients found to have ultrasonographic features of micronodulation, 57 patients had autoantibody test results available. Fifty-four patients were positive and three were negative for the autoantibodies. Therefore, the positive predictive value for micronodulation in diagnosing Hashimoto thyroitis is 94.7%. The micronodules were 0.1 to 0.65 cm in size, hypoechoic, and surrounded by an echogenic rim. This corresponds to accentuated lobulation on the pathologic specimen. Although micronodulation is highly diagnostic of Hashimoto thyroiditis, the ultrasonographic features of eight biopsy-proved masses caused by Hashimoto thyroiditis varied and were not specific for the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0278-4297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
813-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Micronodulation: ultrasonographic sign of Hashimoto thyroiditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, City University of New York 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article