Clinical value of MSCT detection for calcification in thyroid nodules

Objective:The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the significance of detection of thyroid calcifications by using MSCT in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules.Methods:One hundred and sixty patients with thyroid diseases,including 80 with thyroid cancer,were studied.All patients underwent preoperative MSCT to evaluate the thyroid gland for the presence of calcification.Results:The calcified incidence of thyroid carcinoma(61.25%) was higher than that of benign thyroid nodules(23.53%),P0.01.Microcalcification of thyroid carcinoma accounted for 69.39% of the total number of calcification,while microcalcification of benign nodules accounted for 38.5% of the total number of calcification,significant differences existed between the two groups(P0.01).Conclusion:The calcification of thyroid nodules has an important guiding significance in the diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma by MSCT.Microcalcification is a characteristic manifestation of thyroid carcinoma.