Sentence examples for predictor of thyroid from inspiring English sources

Particularly, the presence of TPOAb seems to be a strong predictor of thyroid cancer.

In two disparate and large population based studies of Mexican Americans, we found that WC is an independent predictor of thyroid function.

From this analysis, the significance of urinary perchlorate as a predictor of thyroid function in women was found to be largely determined by women with urinary iodine < 100 μg/L.

Examining the relationship between urine perchlorate concentrations and blood levels of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which stimulates T4, they observed that perchlorate was a significant predictor of thyroid hormone levels in women, but not in men.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To provide an update on potential predictors of thyroid malignancy and how their use may alter clinical management.

Other studies have suggested that thyroid autoantibodies could be used as predictors of thyroid cancer risk based on the association between thyroid autoimmune disease and thyroid cancer [ 9].

All 539 nodules had the following US characteristics of potential predictors of thyroid malignancy: hypoechogenicity, irregular margins, absence of a halo, microcalcifications, solid composition, and intra-nodular vascularity.

All suspect nodules, namely, nodules with potential predictors of thyroid malignancy (e.g., microcalcifications and intra-nodal vascularity), were analyzed by cytology or histology (or both).

Iribarren et al (2001) evaluated several potential predictors of thyroid cancer in a large American cohort with long follow-up, including more than 200 000 persons.

RECENT FINDINGS: As thyroid nodules become more prevalent clinicians are increasingly impelled to identify the optimal predictor(s) of thyroid malignancy, with the goal of guiding management based on assessed risk.

Large lymph node metastasis is considered the strongest predictor for thyroid cancer recurrence [31].