Conventional, Doppler Ultrasound and Real Time Elastography in Diagnostic of Thyroid Solitary Nodules

In the presence of a solid thyroid nodule, the therapeutically approach is imposed by the probability of a malignancy. Ultrasound is considered to be "the" imagistic diagnostic tool, and the golden standard is represented by the FNAB. US elastography is currently used in differentiation of malignant from benign lesions. This prospective study included 112 patients, mean age 52.0811.43 years, 65 females and 47 men, with solitary thyroid nodules on conventional US, with a volume higher than 0.50 ml. Complete ultrasound evaluation was performed for each case: gray scale, Doppler and strain elastography. All patients underwent surgery after complete evaluation. Extemporaneous and postsurgical histopathological exam were performed in all cases.