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. 2016 Jun 27;11(6):e0155898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155898

Fig 1. US image of right thyroid gland of a 46-year-old male.

Fig 1

(a) Axial view show microlobulated isoechoic nodule with microcalcifications. (b) Sagittal view show a 1.3 cm microlobulated isoechoic nodule with microcalcifications (crosses) in the mid portion of the right thyroid gland. The US diagnosis was malignant and the FNA result was Bethesda category I (non-diagnostic). Total thyroidectomy was performed and the pathological result was papillary thyroid cancer. US was highly sensitive in identifying nodules diagnosed as Bethesda category I.