Thyroid Nodular Disease Clinical Trial
Official title:
Intra- and Inter-observer Variation of Thyroid Shear Wave Elastography - a Variability Study
Background: The main goal of diagnosing thyroid nodules is to differentiate the few
malignant from the large background of benign lesion. Currently available pre-operative
tests are unable to rule out malignancy in a subset of patients and diagnostic surgery is
necessary. Therefore there is a need to develope the available diagnostic tools for the
pre-operative diagnostic work-up of thyroid nodules.
The study will investigate a novel ultrasonographic technique called Shear Wave Elastography
(SWE) in the pre-operative evaluation of thyroid nodules.
Hypothesis:
1) SWE is a precise tool for evaluation of thyroid nodules in terms of inter- and
intra-observer reliability and day-to-day variation.
The study will be conducted as part of a larger PhD study, and an evaluation of the
diagnostic value of thyroid SWE will be evaluated in a larger study.
Perspectives:
An optimization of the pre-operative risk-stratification and diagnosis of thyroid nodules
can reduce unnecessary thyroid surgery, with a reduction in morbidity and better use of the
economic and surgical resources.
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic