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Differences in the diagnostic performances of staging US for thyroid malignancy according to experience

Authors
 Hee Jung Moon  ;  Eun-Kyung Kim  ;  Jung Hyun Yoon  ;  Jin Young Kwak 
Citation
 ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, Vol.38(4) : 568-573, 2012 
Journal Title
ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
ISSN
 0301-5629 
Issue Date
2012
MeSH
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Clinical Competence* ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging* ; Thyroid Neoplasms/pathology ; Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery ; Thyroidectomy ; Ultrasonography
Keywords
Thyroid ; Malignancy ; Ultrasonography ; Staging ; Preoperative surveillance
Abstract
The aim was to compare the diagnostic performances of physicians with different levels of experience for completing preoperative staging ultrasonography (US) for thyroid malignancy. From March 2009 to December 2009, 1421 patients underwent preoperative staging US by six physicians according to the sixth edition of TNM classification. Extrathyroidal extension was defined as a perimeter in contact with >25% of the thyroid capsule in a malignant lesion or loss of the capsule line. US features in diagnosis of lymph node metastases were round shape, hyperechogenicity, microcalcifications, cystic change, and peripheral vascularity. Diagnostic performances of the three experienced physicians (>7 y) and the three less experienced physicians (<2 y) were compared. The overall diagnostic performances of T, N1a, multifocality and bilaterality by the experienced and less experienced physicians were comparable. The positive predictive value of N1b by experienced physicians was 64%, whereas that by less experienced physicians was 38.5%. These results suggest that evaluation of lateral lymph node metastasis requires more experience than other aspects of staging US for thyroid malignancy.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301562912000105
DOI
22341048
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kwak, Jin Young(곽진영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-1495
Kim, Eun-Kyung(김은경) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-5013
Moon, Hee Jung(문희정) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5643-5885
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/91992
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