Fish Stephanie A, Langer Jill E, Mandel Susan J
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1 Maloney, Endocrinology, HUP, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2008 Jun;37(2):401-17, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2007.12.003.
The initial application of sonography for the evaluation of the neck, more than 30 years ago, was to differentiate cystic and solid thyroid nodules. With improvements in technology, ultrasound has been applied to characterize distinct features in the appearance of thyroid nodules. More recently, its function has been expanded to assess cervical lymph nodes for metastatic thyroid cancer. This article discusses the sonographic features of thyroid nodules associated with malignancy and the role of ultrasound in the management of patients with thyroid cancer.
30多年前，超声首次应用于颈部评估，目的是鉴别甲状腺结节的囊性和实性。随着技术的进步，超声已被用于描述甲状腺结节外观的不同特征。最近，其功能已扩展到评估甲状腺癌转移性颈部淋巴结。本文讨论了与恶性肿瘤相关的甲状腺结节的超声特征以及超声在甲状腺癌患者管理中的作用。
