%0 Journal Article
%T Predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules: feasibility of a predictive model integrating clinical, biochemical, and ultrasound characteristics
%A Bethan Amphlett
%A Brian P. Tennant
%A Gautam Das
%A Jason Chai
%A Jean-Marc Soukias
%A John Geen
%A Justyna Witczak
%A Onyebuchi E. Okosieme
%A Peter Taylor
%J Archive of "Thyroid Research".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13044-016-0033-y
%X Although the majority of thyroid nodules are benign the process of excluding malignancy is challenging and sometimes involves unnecessary surgical procedures. We explored the development of a predictive model for malignancy in thyroid nodules by integrating a combination of simple demographic, biochemical, and ultrasound characteristics
%K Thyroid cancer
%K Thyroid nodule
%K Diagnosis
%K Predictive model
%K TSH
%K Ultrasound
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910190/