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Abstract
Background  Certain ultrasound features can predict malignancy in patients with thyroid nodules. The purpose of this study was to determine
the value of surgeon-performed ultrasound (SUS) in predicting thyroid malignancy in patients with indeterminate fine-needle
aspiration (FNA) cytology.

Methods  477 consecutive patients with dominant thyroid nodules were referred to our institution from 2002 to 2007. Of these, 180/477(38%)