Electrical Impedance Scanning of Thyroid Nodules Prior to Thyroid Surgery: a Prospective Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroid Nodules

In brief

Patients over the age of 18 with thyroid nodules scheduled for surgery will undergo EIS scan. Each node will be scanned and graded form 1-5 (1=benign, 5=malignant). Results will be compared with final histopathology.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00571077

Run by

Hadassah Medical Organization

People needed

200

Starts

2002-01-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-05-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients over the age of 18 with thyroid nodules scheduled for surgery.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant patients
• PAtients with electrical powered devices (cardiac pacemakers)

Where it is running

• Walter Reed Army MEdicla Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center — Jersualem, Israel

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