Performance of ACR TI-RADS and the Bethesda System in Predicting Risk of Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules at a Large Children's Hospital and a Comprehensive Review of the Pediatric Literature.

While thyroid nodules are less common in children than in adults, they are more frequently malignant. However, pediatric data are scarce regarding the performance characteristics of imaging and cytopathology classification systems validated to predict the risk of malignancy (ROM) in adults and select those patients who require fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and possibly surgical resection. We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of all patients 18 years of age or younger who underwent thyroid FNA at our institution from 1 July 2015 to 31 May 2022.

Calcifying nested stromal-epithelial tumor of the liver: Case report of a rare primary liver tumor.

Calcifying nested stromal epithelial tumor is a very rare primary liver tumor in children. To our knowledge, few cases have been reported in literature. We describe the imaging appearance and histopathologic features of this tumor incidentally detected in a 2-year-old girl.

Long-term effectiveness of the SpeechEasy fluency-enhancement device.

Unlabelled: The SpeechEasy has been found to be an effective device for reduction of stuttering frequency for many people who stutter (PWS); published studies typically have compared stuttering reduction at initial fitting of the device to results achieved up to one year later. This study examines long-term effectiveness by examining whether effects of the SpeechEasy were maintained for longer periods, from 13 to 59 months. Results indicated no significant change for seven device users from post-fitting to the time of the study (t=-.

Speech motor correlates of treatment-related changes in stuttering severity and speech naturalness.

Participants of stuttering treatment programs provide an opportunity to evaluate persons who stutter as they demonstrate varying levels of fluency. Identifying physiologic correlates of altered fluency levels may lead to insights about mechanisms of speech disfluency. This study examined respiratory, orofacial kinematic and acoustic measures in 35 persons who stutter prior to and as they were completing a 1-month intensive stuttering treatment program.

Orofacial movements associated with fluent speech in persons who stutter.

This study was intended to replicate and extend previous findings that (a) during fluent speech persons who stutter (PS) and those who do not (NS) differ in their vocal tract closing movements (L. Max, A. J.