Prospective trial evaluating electrical impedance scanning of thyroid nodules before thyroidectomy: final results.

Thyroid fine needle aspiration and electrical impedance scanning (EIS) were performed on 216 patients before thyroidectomy in this prospective trial. EIS correctly diagnosed 87% of patients with malignant and 71% of patients with benign dominant thyroid nodules. Pretest cancer probability of 51% increased to 76% post-EIS. Preoperative use of EIS would result in a significant reduction in number of operations performed for benign thyroid nodules.Page: 843DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318165c757Authors: Nissan, Aviram MD *; Peoples, George E. MD +[S]; Abu-Wasel, Bassam MD *; Adair, Carol F. MD [P]; Prus, Diana MD [//]; Howard, Robin S. MA **; Lenington, Sarah G. PhD ++; Fields, Scott I. MD ++++; Freund, Herbert R. MD *; Peretz, Tamar MD [S][S]; Burch, Henry B. MD [P][P]; Shriver, Craig D. MD ++[S]; Stojadinovic, Alexander MD ++[S] (Source: Annals of Surgery)  MedWorm Sponsored Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed.