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Research Article
Differentiation between Papillary Carcinoma and Adenomatous Nodule using Three-dimensional Nuclear Analysis is Useful for Morphologically
Indeterminate Cases of Thyroid Tumor
Author(s): Kiyotada Washiya, Furutate S, Sakurai M, Sasaki E, Yoshioka H, Ito K and Watanabe JKiyotada Washiya, Furutate S, Sakurai M, Sasaki E, Yoshioka H, Ito K and Watanabe J
Six nuclear parameters (number of focus layers, pixel count, three-dimensional luminance coefficient variation (3D-CV), roundness, intranuclear inclusion, and nuclear groove) were measured to examine the usefulness of discriminant analysis between papillary carcinoma of the thyroid (Papillary ca) or adenomatous nodule/goiter (A. nodule) using Mahalanobis distance.
Forty-two of 442 indeterminate specimens were histologically diagnosed with Papillary ca or A. nodule. Six
nuclear parameters for each specimen were examined to conduct discriminant analysis between papillary ca and A. nodule using Mahalanobis distance.
The number of nuclear focus layers, pixel count, and intranuclear inclusion [×10-1] of Papillary ca were higher than those of A. nodule (3.91 ± 0.44, 888 ± 257, and 2.2 ± 4.2 vs. 3.59 ± 0.54,.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7099.1000194
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