Three years ago, Nisrine Saad, 38, discovered a 4-cm nodule on her thyroid. She consulted Dr. Aws Sarmed Alfahad, a senior interventionist at American Hospital Dubai. Fortunately, it was benign ...

Ultrasound imaging technology plays an important role to assist doctors in diagnosing thyroid nodules. The tissue structure around the thyroid is very complex, which makes it difficult to segment and ...

Most of us don't give our thyroid a second thought. But the small, butterfly-shaped gland at the front of your neck plays a vital role in keeping your body functioning smoothly: It produces hormones ...

Dr. Noureldine discusses thyroid ablation, a new outpatient procedure at GW Hospital providing a nonsurgical option for patients with small cancers or large compressive benign nodules in the thyroid.

Thyroid nodule segmentation in ultrasound images is a valuable and challenging task, and it is of great significance for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Due to the lack of the prior knowledge of ...

Thyroid nodules are usually benign, but they can be cancerous tumors. Sometimes a nodule is examined with imaging and/or biopsy to determine whether it has the potential to be harmful.

Lumps and bumps can appear anywhere on your body, including your neck. Here’s the 411 on what your neck bumps could be—and what to do. The post If You Have Bumps on Your Neck, Here’s What It Could ...

Thyroid cysts are thyroid nodules that contain liquid. It is estimated that about half of Americans will have a thyroid nodule—solid, fluid-filled, or mixed—by the time they’re 60 years old. Thyroid ...