Incidentally discovered thyroid nodules: incidence, and greyscale and colour Doppler pattern in an adult population screened by real-time compound spatial sonography

Purpose. Our aim was to assess the incidence and ultrasound features of thyroid nodules in an adult population screened by means of high-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) and to evaluate the contribution of real-time spatial compound sonography (CS) in terms of image quality. Materials and methods. A total of 704 consecutive patients (400 women, 304 men) without thyroid disease underwent HRUS and CS examination of the thyroid gland. Number, size, location, echotexture and colour Doppler pattern of detected nodules were assessed. Two radiologists also assessed image quality of the two techniques. Results. Seven hundred and eleven thyroid nodules (size range 0.18-4.1 cm; mean: 1.1 cm) were de…

Incidence of new foci of HCC in patients who underwent radiofrequency ablation of HCC

Angiomi epatici atipici all’ecografia di base: caratterizzazione con ecografia ad inversione di impulso e SonoVue

The usefulness of Sonovue-enhanced pulse-inversion US to assess hepatocellular carcinoma response after percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation therapy

Characterization of focal liver lesions: contrast-enhanced US versus MDCT and MR