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**kun Luo
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Imaging / Radiology
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Radiofrequency ablation for capsular-located versus noncapsular-located papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a propensity score matching study of 1095 patients
To assess the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for capsular-located papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in a large cohort and to compare its outcomes with those of noncapsular-located P...
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Follow-up strategy of radiofrequency ablation for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: defining a response-to-ablation system
To define a response-to-ablation system based on dynamic risk stratification proposed by the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines for predicting clinical outcomes and guiding follow-up strategies for p...
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Open AccessValue of high frame rate contrast enhanced ultrasound in gallbladder wall thickening in non-acute setting
Ultrasound (US) has been widely used in screening and differential diagnosis of gallbladder wall thickening (GWT). However, the sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing wall-thickening type gallbladder cance...
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Open AccessInter-observer variation in two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound measurement of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
The reliable ultrasound (US) measurements of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) are very important during active surveillance. This prospective study was design to investigate the inter-observer reliabili...
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Analysis and prediction of regrowth in benign thyroid nodules undergoing radiofrequency ablation: a retrospective study with a 5-year follow-up
To evaluate the 5-year follow-up results of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for benign thyroid nodules (BTNs), and construct pre- and postablation nomogram models to predict regrowth in BTNs undergoing RFA.
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Clinical value of artificial intelligence in thyroid ultrasound: a prospective study from the real world
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a commercial artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted ultrasonography (US) for thyroid nodules and to validate its value in real-world medical practice.
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Rigorous radiofrequency ablation can completely treat low-risk small papillary thyroid carcinoma without affecting subsequent surgical management
Minimally invasive therapies are gaining interest because of the indolence and excellent prognosis of low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of radiofrequency abl...
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Comparative diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for differentiating clear cell and non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma
To compare the diagnostic efficiency of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with that of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) for the differential diagnosis of clear and non-clear cel...
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Open AccessCorrection: Differential diagnosis and feature visualization for thyroid nodules using computer-aided ultrasonic diagnosis system: initial clinical assessment
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Safety findings after intravenous administration of sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles to 463,434 examinations at 24 centers
We aimed to evaluate the safety of the ultrasound contrast agent sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles in a large group of patients referred for routine contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
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Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation combined with ethanol injection for the treatment of solitary nodular retrosternal goiter: a prospective study of 72 patients
We prospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of microwave ablation (MWA) combined with ethanol injection (EI) in solitary nodular retrosternal goiters (RSGs).
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Comparison of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation versus thyroid lobectomy for T1bN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma
To investigate and compare the clinical outcomes between radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and thyroid lobectomy (TL) for T1bN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
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Open AccessDifferential diagnosis and feature visualization for thyroid nodules using computer-aided ultrasonic diagnosis system: initial clinical assessment
To assess the diagnostic efficacy of the computer-aided ultrasonic diagnosis system (CAD system) in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules.
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation for calcified benign thyroid nodules: results of over 5 years' follow-up
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for treating calcified benign thyroid nodules (CBTNs).
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Clinical outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma versus unifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a propensity-matched cohort study
To investigate and compare the clinical outcomes of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) versus unifocal PTMC in a large cohort.
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Open AccessCorrelation and agreement between superb micro-vascular imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for assessing radiofrequency ablation treatment of thyroid nodules: a preliminary study
To evaluate the correlation and agreement between superb micro-vascular imaging (SMI) mode and the contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) mode for the ablative completeness and the volumes of ablation lesions to ...
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Open AccessProspective assessment of diagnostic efficacy and safety of SonazoidTM and SonoVue® ultrasound contrast agents in patients with focal liver lesions
To assess the respective diagnostic value of Sonazoid™ and SonoVue® for characterizing FLLs as benign or malignant and the corresponding safety.
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Value of high frame rate contrast-enhanced ultrasound in distinguishing gallbladder adenoma from cholesterol polyp lesion
To compare the diagnostic value of high frame rate contrast-enhanced ultrasound (H-CEUS) in distinguishing gallbladder adenomas from cholesterol polyp lesions with that of CEUS.
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a valuable modality for extracapsular extension assessment in papillary thyroid cancer
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to detect extracapsular extension (ECE) and identify the relationship between ECE and nodule enhancement patterns in pati...
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Non-enhanced ultrasound is not a satisfactory modality for measuring necrotic ablated volume after radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: a comparison with contrast-enhanced ultrasound
To investigate the intra- and inter-observer reliability and agreement between gray-scale and Doppler ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in measuring ablated volume (Va) after radiofrequen...
