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Radiologist Versus Non-Radiologist Detection Of Lymph Node Metastasis In Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma By Ultrasound: A Meta-Analysis, Peter P. Issa, Lauren Mueller, Mohammad Hussein, Aaron Albuck, Mohamed Shama, Eman Toraih, Emad Kandil
Radiologist Versus Non-Radiologist Detection Of Lymph Node Metastasis In Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma By Ultrasound: A Meta-Analysis, Peter P. Issa, Lauren Mueller, Mohammad Hussein, Aaron Albuck, Mohamed Shama, Eman Toraih, Emad Kandil
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid cancer worldwide and is known to spread to adjacent neck lymphatics. Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a known predictor of disease recurrence and is an indicator for aggressive resection. Our study aims to determine if ultrasound sonographers’ degree of training influences overall LNM detection. PubMed, Embase, and Scopus articles were searched and screened for relevant articles. Two investigators independently screened and extracted the data. Diagnostic test parameters were determined for all studies, studies reported by radiologists, and studies reported by non-radiologists. The total sample size amounted to 5768 patients and 10,030 …