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Friederike Schütz Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics, Halle (Saale), Germany

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Christine Lautenschläger Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics, Halle (Saale), Germany

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Kerstin Lorenz Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

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Johannes Haerting Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics, Halle (Saale), Germany

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2016; 57: 1193–1200. 10.1177/0284185115594645 26163534 44 Cheng X, Bao L, Xu Z, Li D, Wang J, Li Y: 18 F-FDG-PET and 18 F-FDG-PET/CT in the detection of recurrent or metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Diogo Mendes Center for Health Technology Assessment and Drug Research, Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal

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Carlos Alves Center for Health Technology Assessment and Drug Research, Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal
Laboratory of Social Pharmacy and Public Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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Nuno Silverio Merck S.A., Algés, Portugal

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Francisco Batel Marques Center for Health Technology Assessment and Drug Research, Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal
Laboratory of Social Pharmacy and Public Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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developing long-term complications, such as serious and even fatal cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, or others [ 22 - 25 ]. This situation may result in important implications for public health. Although a systematic review with a meta-analysis on the

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Veeravich Jaruvongvanich Department of Internal Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

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Anawin Sanguankeo Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Cooperstown, NY, USA
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Sikarin Upala Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Cooperstown, NY, USA
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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of metabolic syndrome, several studies have investigated the association between NAFLD and thyroid dysfunction, but have demonstrated inconsistent results. Therefore, to better characterize this association, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Zoe A. Efstathiadou Department of Endocrinology, “Hippokration” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Charalambos Tsentidis Department of Endocrinology, General Hospital of Nikaia “Agios Panteleimon”, Piraeus, Greece

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Alexandra Bargiota Department of Endocrinology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece

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Vasiliki Daraki Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

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Kalliopi Kotsa Department of Endocrinology, “Ahepa” Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Georgia Ntali Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, “Evangelismos” Hospital Athens, Athens, Greece

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Labrini Papanastasiou Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Athens General Hospital “G. Gennimatas”, Athens, Greece

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Stelios Tigas Department of Endocrinology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

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Konstantinos Toulis Department of Endocrinology, 424 Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Kalliopi Pazaitou-Panayiotou Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Oncology, Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Maria Alevizaki Endocrine Unit, Department of Medical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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with thyroid carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis . Eur J Endocrinol . 2015 May ; 172 ( 5 ): R215 – 25 . 10.1530/EJE-14-0788 25572389 0804-4643 9 Elisei R , Schlumberger MJ , Müller SP , Schöffski P , Brose MS

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Temesgen Muche Ewunie Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia

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Robel Hussen Kabthymer Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia

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Samrawit Hailu Department of Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia

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Moges Mareg Department of Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia

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Tesfa Mengie Amhara Regional Health Bureau, CDC Project Zonal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Dessie, Ethiopia

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Daniel Sisay Epidemiology-Biostatistics Unit, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia

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Getachew Arage Department of School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

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systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of adequate iodine content in household iodized salt and its associated factors in Ethiopia. Methods Search strategy and selection criteria The authors did a systematic

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Tommaso Piticchio Endocrinology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Garibaldi Nesima Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Servizio di Endocrinologia e Diabetologia, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Lugano, Switzerland

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Gilles Russ Department of Thyroid and Endocrine Tumor Diseases, La Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, 83 Bd de l’Hopital, Paris, France

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Maija Radzina Riga Stradins University, Radiology Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia
University of Latvia, Faculty of Medicine, Riga, Latvia

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Francesco Frasca Endocrinology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Garibaldi Nesima Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

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Cosimo Durante Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Pierpaolo Trimboli Servizio di Endocrinologia e Diabetologia, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Lugano, Switzerland
Facoltà di Scienze Biomediche, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland

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. The three continents had equal representation. Furthermore, the major strength was the ability to directly compare the three systems, ensuring data consistency. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review and meta-analysis

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Lei Xu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Xi’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, China

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Junling Gao Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

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Quan Wang Laboratory of Surgical Oncology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China

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Jichao Yin Xi’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, China

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Pengfei Yu Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

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Bin Bai Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

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Ruixia Pei Xi’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, China

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Dingzhang Chen Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

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Guochun Yang Xi’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, China

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Shiqi Wang Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

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Mingxi Wan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

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whether there is adequate evidence to support any clinical application of the current CAD systems. The present systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess the accuracy of CAD systems in diagnosing malignant thyroid nodules, and to compare

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Samuel Chan Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Katarina Karamali Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Anna Kolodziejczyk Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Georgios Oikonomou Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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John Watkinson Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, GOSH, London, United Kingdom

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Vinidh Paleri The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Iain Nixon Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Dae Kim Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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JW , Kievit J , Smit JW , Dekkers OM . Risk of hypothyroidism following hemithyroidectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis of prognostic studies . J Clin Endocrinol Metab . 2012 Jul ; 97 ( 7 ): 2243 – 55 . 10.1210/jc.2012-1063 22511795 0021

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Samuel Chan Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Lanesborough Wing, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Katarina Karamali Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Lanesborough Wing, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Anna Kolodziejczyk Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Lanesborough Wing, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Georgio Oikonomou Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Lanesborough Wing, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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John Watkinson Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, GOSH, London, United Kingdom

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Vinidh Paleri Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Iain J. Nixon Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, NHS Lothian, Lauriston Building, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Dae Kim Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Lanesborough Wing, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Dear Editor, In our recently published study, we have systematically reviewed the current literature regarding recurrence rates in well-differentiated thyroid cancer after hemi-thyroidectomy (HT) [ 1 ]. Through meta-analysis of available

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Axel Sahovaler Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Guided Therapeutics (GTx) Program, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Marco Ferrari Guided Therapeutics (GTx) Program, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Unit of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiologic Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Section of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

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Jonathan Athayde Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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Adrian Mendez Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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Kevin Fung Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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John Yoo Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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Anthony C. Nichols Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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S. Danielle MacNeil Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

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systematic review and meta-analysis, but their conclusions were limited by heterogeneity in the final analyses. Our findings suggest that in patients with 1–4 cm thyroid cancers, classified as low risk by ATA and AJCC scores, recurrence rates may not

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