[Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography findings for papillary thyroid carcinoma and its pathological bases ].

Objective: To investigate the findings of contrast enhanced ultrasound for papillary thyroid carcinoma and its pathological bases.

Methods: Seventy two (72) patients with thyroid nodules underwent routine conventional ultrasound and color Doppler examination, and 86 nodules with TI RADS 3 were examined by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS . Histopathological examination was kept as standard reference and the findings of CEUS were analyzed.