Predicting malignancy in solid thyroid nodules with no or punctate-linear enhancement on contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a retrospective analysis
Ruijun Kang, Jiajia Tang, Yichan Zhang, Jiaojiao Ma, Bo Zhang · 2026
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Ruijun Kang and co-authors present a 2026 study on thyroid lumps that fool a standard imaging rule. Contrast ultrasound that shows little or no enhancement is usually read as a benign sign. Yet some cancers wear the same quiet pattern, and few studies have focused on telling them apart.
The team reviewed 108 solid nodules from 107 patients, all confirmed by pathology: 73 benign and 35 malignant. They split the faint enhancement into inner and rim types by where the tracer bubbles sat. Standard ultrasound traits and contrast traits were then compared between the two groups. Certain feature blends flagged the hidden cancers. The authors aim to rescue a reassuring rule from its exceptions. Careful reading could spare some patients a missed cancer.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ruijun Kang, Jiajia Tang, Yichan Zhang, Jiaojiao Ma, Bo Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |