Shear wave ultrasound elastography of the prostate: initial results.

Purpose: This prospective study was to evaluate shear wave elastography (SWE) in the detection of prostate cancer (PC).

Methods: Patients scheduled for a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy of the prostate because of elevated prostate-specific antigen levels or abnormal digital rectal examination result underwent a standard TRUS and SWE. A second TRUS examination and sextant biopsy by a second physician blinded to SWE results was then performed.

A case of Riedel's thyroiditis treated with tamoxifen: another successful outcome.

Objective: To report a case of Riedel's thyroiditis, which was successfully treated with tamoxifen.

Methods: We present the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings and describe the clinical course of a patient with Riedel's thyroiditis.

Results: A 40-year-old woman presented with hypothyroidism and a large goiter, which was unresponsive to hormone replacement therapy.