By examining information from each of the three tiers of hospitals, the authors can distinguish differences in adherence to ...

Background: Widespread use of ultrasound to assess thyroid disease has led to an increased number of clinically unapparent, nonpalpable nodules being identified. Although many of these nodules are ...

Benign and cancerous thyroid nodules can still cause significant symptoms. Treatment includes radiofrequency ablation.

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...