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This chapter describes imaging findings in patients with nontoxic uninodular goiter. Thyroid ultrasonography is the first-line diagnostic procedure for characterizing uninodular goiter providing immediate information about the degree of suspicion of a thyroid lesion. Position, extracapsular relationships, internal content, shape, echogenicity, echotexture, presence of calcifications, margins, vascularity, hardness, and size of a thyroid lesion are the ultrasonographic features commonly used for risk stratification. Scintigraphic techniques may have a supporting role in this setting.
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Andrioli, M., Valcavi, R. (2016). Nontoxic Uninodular Goiter. In: Giovanella, L., Treglia, G., Valcavi, R. (eds) Atlas of Head and Neck Endocrine Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22276-9_9
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