Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography in Noninvasive Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Thyroid Nodule

In brief

Shear wave ultrasound elastography is a new technique of finding the softness or hardness in tissue by applying a "push" generated by the machine. This technique will help in diagnosing malignancy in the thyroid gland without biopsy and avoiding biopsy in noncancerous nodules.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01757834

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

175

Starts

2012-11-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of thyroid nodule
• Referred for thyroid FNA or surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Minors; age <18
• Unable to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• University of Washington Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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