Publications by authors named "Maria Nocera"
Article Synopsis
- Doctors have found it hard to fix broken jaws with traditional surgery, but using virtual planning is helping a lot.
- In a study, 30 patients were divided into two groups: one used virtual planning and the other used the old method.
- The group with virtual planning had fewer mistakes and took less time for surgery compared to the traditional group.
Context: Routine serum calcitonin (CT) measurement in patients with thyroid nodules for diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is controversial.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of systematic CT measurement in non-multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 patients with nodular thyroid disease.
Settings: This study was conducted at a national healthcare system hospital (outpatient and inpatient sectors).