title: [The role of imaging diagnosis in the study of thyroid neoplasms].
abstract: The aim of this paper was to evaluate the role of imaging techniques and methods in the diagnosis of thyroid tumours. The main aim was to analyse the various imaging methods and to search for an integrated diagnosis based on clinical and laboratory evaluations and techniques such as fine needle aspiration biopsy for which imaging is used as a guide. The authors stress the importance of analysing the sensitivity of the various methods in preoperative staging. The methods examined here include: scintigraphy, ultrasound, fine needle aspiration biopsy, Doppler ultrasound, color-Doppler scan, TC and magnetic resonance.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Università degli Studi, Palermo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giammanco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Comparetto
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler