J Korean Thyroid Assoc.
2011 May;4(1):18-21.
Preoperative Staging of Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: US Is Enough?
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. docjin@yuhs.ac
Abstract
- Preoperative staging of thyroid cancer is very important for radiologist to help the surgeon manage the patient. Ultrasound plays a key role in diagnostic work-up at most cases. In this review, I discuss preoperative radiological staging of well differentiated thyroid cancer and compare US with CT.