title: [The effectiveness of sonography in preoperative thyroid diagnosis].
abstract: Real time sonography is the main method used to distinguish between diffuse and focal pathological variations in the thyroid gland. It always detects the presence of the cysts, thus obviating the need for scintigraphy. The sensitivity of sonography for the thyroid nodules is nearly 100%, whereas its specificity is only 60%. The value of sonography in thyroid gland disease is discussed and a diagnostic scheme for thyroid nodules is given.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeine Chirurgie mit Poliklinik, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik, Freiburg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Strittmatter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kirchner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schümichen
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Farthmann
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Effektivität der Sonographie in der präoperativen Schilddrüsendiagnostik.