Magnetic resonance imaging of thyroid swellings.
The preoperative diagnosis of some thyroid neoplasms remains difficult even with the routine use of fine-needle aspiration cytology. The potential of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to discriminate between different thyroid pathologies was explored prospectively and compared with the final pathology in a series of 37 patients. MRI yielded high-quality images of the thyroid swelling but did not provide additional information to differentiate benign from neoplastic lesions. MRI does not contribute to the routine management of thyroid swellings.
Bagley
J S
JS
Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
Ewen
S W
SW
Smith
F W
FW
Krukowski
Z H
ZH
D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology