Nonsurgical, image-guided, minimally invasive therapy for thyroid nodules

H Gharib, L Hegedüs, CM Pacella… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Context: Nodular thyroid disease is very common. Most nodules are asymptomatic, are
benign by fine-needle aspiration, remain stable, and can be followed by observation alone …

Image-guided thermal ablation of benign thyroid nodules

AP Mainini, C Monaco, LC Pescatori, C De Angelis… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Benign thyroid nodules are a common disease in the general population. Most often, they
are completely asymptomatic and discovered occasionally during routine ultrasound …

Minimally invasive techniques for the management of thyroid nodules

CK Baldwin, MB Natter, KN Patel… - … and Metabolism Clinics, 2022 - endo.theclinics.com
Thyroid nodules are common and the majority are benign and do not require intervention. 1
A subset of benign thyroid nodules (BTN) may be symptomatic or autonomously functional …

Long-term outcome following interstitial laser photocoagulation of benign cold thyroid nodules

H Døssing, FN Bennedbæk… - European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aim To evaluate the long-term efficacy of interstitial laser photocoagulation (ILP) in solitary
benign thyroid nodules. Design and methods A total of 78 euthyroid outpatients (45 …

Minimally invasive treatments of benign thyroid nodules: a network meta-analysis of short-term outcomes

A Chorti, V Bontinis, G Tzikos, A Bontinis, A Ioannidis… - Thyroid, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Image-guided thermal ablation interventions are novel thermal-based
modalities used for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules. Methods: We conducted a …

Advances in ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for symptomatic benign thyroid nodules.

Z Cheng, P Liang - Advances in Clinical & Experimental …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
Benign thyroid nodules (BTNs), which account for 85--95% of all thyroid nodules (TNs), are
a common clinical issue and have been increasingly detected over the last 2 decades due to …

[HTML][HTML] High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of benign thyroid nodules–a systematic review

BHH Lang, ALH Wu - Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound, 2017 - Springer
Background With an increasing number of imaging studies being done nowadays, the
number of incidentally discovered thyroid nodules is expected to rise. Although many of …

Benign solid thyroid nodules: US-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation—initial clinical outcomes

RD Kovatcheva, JD Vlahov, JI Stoinov, K Zaletel - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess the short-term efficacy and safety of ultrasonographically (US)-guided
high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for treatment of benign solid thyroid …

Diagnosis of endocrine disease: thyroid ultrasound (US) and US-assisted procedures: from the shadows into an array of applications

E Papini, CM Pacella, L Hegedus - European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In patients with thyroid nodules, ultrasound (US) imaging represents an indispensable tool
for assessment of the risk of malignancy. Over approximately four decades, innovative …

The advent of ultrasound-guided ablation techniques in nodular thyroid disease: towards a patient-tailored approach

E Papini, CM Pacella, I Misischi, R Guglielmi… - Best Practice & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Surgery is the long-established therapeutic option for benign thyroid nodules, which steadily
grow and become symptomatic. The cost of thyroid surgery, the risk of temporary or …