What is it about?

It is a summary of our dedicated thyroid clinic, showing whether surgeon-performed ultrasound can differentiate benign from non-benign nodules

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Why is it important?

Ultrasound is becoming more and more important in thyroid nodule management. Therefore, use of this tool by surgeons themselves may improve quality care

Perspectives

I think this paper is meant to encourage all doctors who treat patients with thyroid nodules not fear using ultrasound by themselves

Oded Cohen
Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel

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This page is a summary of: Surgeon Performed Thyroid Ultrasound - Proving Utility and Credibility in Selecting Patients for Fine Needle Aspiration According to the American Thyroid Association Guidelines. A Retrospective Study of 500 Patients, Clinical Otolaryngology, September 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/coa.12984.
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