Ultrasound Elastography in Imaging Patients With Thyroid Nodules

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This clinical trial studies how well ultrasound elastography works in assessing the cancer status of potentially malignant thyroid nodules.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: Determine the utility of ultrasound elastography in evaluation of thyroid nodules being evaluated for the presence of cancer. Elastography measures the passages of ultrasound shear waves through tissue to gauge the stiffness and compressibility of the tissue, collectively "tissue stiffness," and may be a better way to image thyroid nodules. Tissue stiffness is a physiological parameter that is being evaluated for differences between non-cancerous (benign) and cancerous thyroid nodules. Participants will undergo elastography over the 10 minutes prior to either fine needle aspiration of a biopsy specimen or surgical resection of the thyroid nodule. Tissue specimens from the biopsy specimen or surgical resection will be assessed pathologically to determine actual cancer status. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03174925
Study type	Interventional
Source	Stanford University
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	January 24, 2014
Completion date	February 13, 2019

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