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Background The diagnostic performance and unnecessary biopsy rates for evaluation of thyroid nodules varies among the current society guidelines. We hypothesized that diagnostic performance and unnecessary biopsy rates of different guidelines are largely determined by different thyroid size thresholds used as cutoff values that determine when to biopsy a thyroid nodule. Purpose To compare the malignancy risk, diagnostic performance, and unnecessary biopsy rates of three guidelines and evaluate t

Breast cancers with BRCA1 mutations tend to exhibit benign morphologic features at MRI, mammography, and sonography, compared with BRCA2 mutations. Lesion location may represent another difference on imaging among various genetic phenotypes.

In addition to active surveillance, RF ablation may be an effective and safe alternative for the management of patients with small (<2 cm) follicular neoplasm suspected on thyroid biopsy and who strongly refuse surgery.

Purpose To investigate the association between preoperative breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and surgical outcomes in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) by using propensity score matching to decide whether MR examination is beneficial in the ILC subtype of breast cancer. Materials and Methods The authors identified 603 patients with ILC who underwent surgery between January 2005 and December 2016. Of the 603 patients, 369 (61.2%) underwent MR imaging. The authors calculated the

RFA is a technically feasible treatment method for benign thyroid nodules, with no carcinogenic effect or tissue damage of the normal thyroid tissue adjacent to the RFA-treated zone.

Radial scars with and without high risk lesions showed no statistically significant differences in imaging, and gave relatively low cancer upgrade rates.

The three scoring risk-stratification models using the ultrasonography features of thyroid nodules to stratify malignancy risk showed acceptable predictive accuracy and similar areas under the curve. The web-based scoring system demonstrated the strongest agreement in calibration ability analysis. The easily accessible automated web-based scoring risk-stratification system may overcome the complexity of the various Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System guidelines and provide simplified guida

A biopsy should be considered before active surveillance to exclude benign nodules with suspicious US features, and could thus prevent unnecessary active surveillance and patient anxiety.

Background Both temporal changes in imaging characteristics of lymphadenopathy on US scans after COVID-19 vaccination and expected duration of radiologically evident lymphadenopathy remain uncertain. Purpose To longitudinally evaluate COVID-19 vaccine-associated lymphadenopathy on axillary US scans at various time intervals in both messenger (mRNA) and vector vaccine recipients. Materials and Methods This prospective cohort study was conducted between March 2021 and January 2022. The participant

Combination with TIRADS with different types of echogenic foci offer better stratification of the malignancy risk.

Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is widely used to treat breast cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced axillary lymph node dissection in patients who convert to node-negative status after NAC. However, few studies have evaluated the diagnostic performance of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in determining axillary lymph node status after NAC. Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic performance of breast ultrasonography and MRI in determining residual metastatic a

Background An extensive intraductal component (EIC) in breast cancer is an independent risk factor for local recurrence after surgery, especially in young, premenopausal women. Few studies have analyzed long-term outcomes or imaging features of EIC-positive breast cancer. Purpose To assess the prognostic value of EIC on recurrence-free and overall survival in breast cancer and evaluate imaging features of EIC-positive breast cancer by using mammography, US, and MRI. Materials and Methods A retro