Federal Council

Institutional and Cultural Foundations of Swiss Prosperity

Abstract Switzerland’s success rests on strong institutions, direct democracy, federalism, a market-based economic order, and a collegial multi-party government. These mechanisms have helped a highly diverse country manage conflict through compromise, minority inclusion, and broa...

Discontinuous Peripheral Punctate Echogenic Foci in Thyroid Nodules: A New Sonographic Pattern Suggestive of Papillary Carcinoma

Background: Ultrasound risk stratification systems for thyroid nodules worldwide describe different types of echogenic foci, including punctate echogenic foci (microcalcifications), coarse internal calcifications, and peripheral (rim) calcifications (complete or incomplete), with...