Dec 28, 2017 · The present study compares the flow imaging abilities of SMI, CDI/PDI, and CEUS for depicting microvascular flow in thyroid nodules.
Dec 28, 2017 · SMI offers a safe and low-cost alternative to CEUS for differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules.
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In addition, the diagnostic performance of conventional ultrasound combined with SMI for differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules was evaluated.
Jul 5, 2024 · Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) is a technology able to detect very small vessels in the nodule. Different studies showed that SMI is more ...
SMI was significantly more accurate in identifying malignant thyroid nodules (79.3%) compared with CDFI (55.2%) (P<0.001). In malignant thyroid nodules, ...
Conclusion: The diagnostic efficiency of SMI for malignant thyroid nodules is better than CDFI, and SMI technology can provide significantly more information on ...
Oct 22, 2024 · Results: SMI was significantly more effective in the detection of microvascular flow signals than CDI/PDI. In malignant nodules, SMI depicted ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the application value of score assignment method of SMI in conventional ultrasound thyroid nodules.
Jun 17, 2022 · Our meta-analysis indicates that SMI may have high diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules.
Dec 23, 2018 · The volume of ablated nodules, as measured on ultrasound, was greater than that on CEUS or SMI (both P< 0.001), while CEUS and SMI were similar.