Background: Widespread use of ultrasound to assess thyroid disease has led to an increased number of clinically unapparent, nonpalpable nodules being identified. Although many of these nodules are ...

The giraffe is the tallest terrestrial mammal in the world. The males stand about 5m tall - as high as a single-story house - and the females are just a little shorter. The giraffe has an incredibly ...

Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have developed a compact, wearable ultrasound device that monitors muscle activity. Attachable to the skin with an adhesive and powered by a small battery ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...

But these tallest of all land mammals are in the midst of a silent extinction. Africa's giraffe population has dropped by almost 40 percent in the past 30 years, dwindling to just more than 97,000 ...

The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya, conservationists say. A conservation group said rangers could monitor ...

Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...

Another test called an uptake scan can be done at the same time to see how well your thyroid gland is working.A thyroid ultrasound to see the number and size of nodules. You may have a fine-needle ...

There isn't a screening test for thyroid cancer. Your doctor may find out you have it during a routine physical exam or from an ultrasound or surgery for another condition. This is part of ...