The value of TI-RADS combined with superb microvascular imaging in distinguishing thyroid nodules: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

• Cong Wang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Cong Wang, Mingxin Lin

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ultrasound Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China

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• Mingxin Lin ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Cong Wang, Mingxin Lin

  Roles Investigation, Software

  Affiliation Ultrasound Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China

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• Lin Zhong ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Visualization

  * E-mail: 365213427@qq.com (LZ); fytgzy@163.com (CT)

  Affiliation Pathology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China

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• Congliang Tian

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: 365213427@qq.com (LZ); fytgzy@163.com (CT)

  Affiliation Pediatrics Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-2267

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