Clinical endocrinology
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Clinical endocrinology · Dec 2020
Development and validation of a Web-based malignancy risk-stratification system of thyroid nodules.
Previous publications on risk-stratification systems for malignant thyroid nodules were based on conventional ultrasound only. We aimed to develop a practical and simplified prediction model for categorizing the malignancy risk of thyroid nodules based on clinical data, biochemical data, conventional ultrasound and real-time elastography. ⋯ A simple and reliable Web-based risk-stratification system could be practically used in stratifying the risk of malignancy in thyroid nodules.