DEAR DR. ROACH: A thyroid ultrasound showed four small nodules on my thyroid. My blood levels are within normal limits. My doctor said I did not need a follow-up. What do you think? -- J.M. ANSWER: ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nodules -- a type of abnormality detected by ultrasound -- are extremely common in the thyroid gland. Up to two-thirds of adults have nodules in this gland, and most are benign or ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify thyroid nodules seen on thyroid ultrasound that are very unlikely to be cancerous, reducing a large number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 59-year-old Hispanic man was referred to the endocrine clinic by the otolaryngology department for a thyroid ...

A research team performs machine learning-powered photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging for thyroid cancer classification. A lump in the thyroid gland is called a thyroid ...

Current recommendations for patients with thyroid nodules are based on data collected before diagnostic ultrasonography became routine, and optimal management strategies for patients who present with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher proportion of thyroid nodules between 0.5 cm and 1 cm in diameter were definitively diagnosed with ...

Thyroid nodules – small lumps that form within the thyroid gland – are relatively common, particularly among women. Most are harmless, but a small percentage of such nodules are cancerous. Currently, ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

Use of the capillary action technique (nonaspiration) in fine-needle biopsy of routine thyroid nodules significantly reduces rates of nondiagnostic cytopathology compared with aspiration, and the use ...