Publications by authors named "G Russ"
Article Synopsis
- - Anthropogenic pressures are causing an increase in environmental disturbances, leading to significant declines in wild plant and animal populations, particularly in coral reef ecosystems, which are already vulnerable to such changes.
- - A study spanning 12-14 years across four regions of the Great Barrier Reef examined how various disturbances influenced coral reef fish populations, revealing that long recovery periods were insufficient to prevent a drastic decline in fish density and species richness.
- - The research highlighted regional differences in the main drivers of change, with the most significant impacts observed after cyclones and floods, and concluded that small marine reserves offer limited protection against the effects of frequent climatic disturbances and the need for larger-scale conservation efforts.
Objective: The ultrasound evaluation of thyroid nodules (TNs) in patient selection for fine needle aspiration (FNA) requires both uniformly accepted definitions of each nodule characteristic and extensive experience from the examiner. We hypothesized that nodule echogenicity alone may provide comparable performance to more complex approaches in patient selection for FNA.
Patients And Methods: Seven highly experienced investigators from four countries evaluated, online, the ultrasound (US) video recordings of 123 histologically verified TN by answering 17 nodule characteristics-related questions.
Rationale And Objectives: The dogma is that normal parathyroid glands (PTGs) are not visible on ultrasound (US). Recently, several studies have shown that PTGs present these US features: ovoid structure, homogeneous and hyperechoic. The primary objective was to assess the detection rate, standard size and locations of normal PTGs in a population of patients consulting for thyroid US exam.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Ultrasound-based risk stratification systems (Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (TIRADSs)) of thyroid nodules (TNs) have been implemented in clinical practice worldwide based on their high performance. However, it remains unexplored whether different TIRADSs perform uniformly across a range of TNs in routine practice. This issue is highly relevant today, given the ongoing international effort to establish a unified TIRADS (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim was to evaluate the clinical, ultrasound (US) and, when indicated, the cytological and histological characteristics of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN) in consecutive patients.
Methods: A prospective, single-centre study was conducted between March 2018 and September 2021. In total, 901 consecutive patients were referred for thyroid workup and of 67 AFTN were evaluated.