TITLE:
Ultrasound in Ti-Rads Classification of Thyroid Nodules at the Marie Curie Medical Clinic
AUTHORS:
Traore Ousmane, Diakité Siaka, Sidibe Drissa Mansa, N’Diaye Mamadou, Diallo Aissata, Bagayoko Ousmane Lansenou, Camara Nagnoumague, Coulibaly Modibo, Cisse Issa, Dembele Mamadou, Sidibe Assan Traore, Keita Adama Diaman
KEYWORDS:
Ultrasound, Thyroid, Nodules, Ti-Rads, “Marie Curie” Medical Clinic
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Medical Imaging,
Vol.14 No.3,
September
3,
2024
ABSTRACT: Introduction: A thyroid nodule is a localized hypertrophy within the thyroid parenchyma. The aim of our study was to study the benefit of ultrasound in the Ti-rads classification of thyroid nodules. Methodology: This was a prospective study with a descriptive aim, with prospective collection, which took place over a period of 17 months at the “Marie Curie” medical clinic. The ultrasound machine used was a Voluson E8 from 2011 and the examinations were carried out by two radiologists and two experienced sonographers. The parameters studied were sociodemographic data; clinical data and ultrasound aspects of the Ti-rads classification in the management of nodules. Results: We collected 235 patients out of 738 patients referred to the service for a cervical ultrasound, i.e. a frequency of 31.84% of cases. There was a female predominance with 95.7% of cases and a sex ratio of 0.04. The average age of our patients was 50 years. We found on cervical ultrasound: Isthmo-lobar glandular hyperplasia in 99 patients, i.e. a frequency of 42.1%. The Ti-rads 3 classification was the most represented in 69.4% of cases. The benignity criterion represented 85.6% of cases in our patients and the malignancy criterion represented 14.4% of cases. Conclusion: The precise description of a thyroid nodule provided by ultrasound (Ti-rads) is essential in the management of nodules.