Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an emerging technique that can be used to evaluate malignancy in many organs. The aim of this study was to address the role of elasticity indices as a possible predictive marker for detecting papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and quantitative assessment of SWE for differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules.Methods: One hundred and nineteen patients with thyroid nodules undergoing SWE before...