DSV-PTC	diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma
PTC	papillary thyroid carcinoma
FTC	follicular thyroid carcinoma
MTC	medullary thyroid carcinoma
US	ultrasound
B-mode	brightness-mode ultrasound
SWE	shear-wave elastography
2D-SWE	two-dimensional shear-wave elastography
ES	elasticity score
ROI	region of interest
FNAC	fine-needle aspiration cytology
TNM	tumor node metastasis staging system
RAI	radioiodine
TSH	thyroid-stimulating hormone
FT4	free thyroxine
Tg	thyroglobulin
anti-Tg	anti-thyroglobulin antibodies
anti-TPO	anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies
WFUMB	World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
EFSUMB	European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology