THE DIAGNOSTIC EFFICACY AND INAPPROPRIATE BIOPSY RATE OF ACR TI-RADS AND ATA GUIDELINES FOR THYROID NODULES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

The diagnostic efficacy and inappropriate biopsy rate of ACR TI-RADS and ATA guidelines for thyroid nodules in children and adolescents

BackgroundThis study is aimed at evaluating the diagnostic efficacy and unnecessary fine-needle aspiration (FNA) rate of ultrasound-based risk stratification for thyroid nodules in the American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) risk stratification systems.Method

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Effects of Combining the Genes Controlling Anthocyanin and Melanin Synthesis in the Barley Grain on Pigment Accumulation and Plant Development

Anthocyanins and melanins are phenolic pigments of plants and accumulate in seed envelopes of the barley grain, thereby giving them a blue, purple, or black color.To explore the effects of combined accumulation of anthocyanins and melanins in the grain, a barley near-isogenic line (NIL), characterized by simultaneous accumulation in both pigments,

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