Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear-Wave Elastography for the Preoperative Risk Stratification of Follicular Lesions of the Thyroid

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Conditions studied: Thyroid Nodule, Follicular Neoplasm

In brief

As many as 70-85% subjects diagnosed with a follicular lesion on biopsy and undergoing surgery will have benign lesions verified by histopathology after surgery. Currently there is no method of pre-operatively diagnosing benign follicular lesions, as a result these subjects will have had surgery for diagnosis of a benign lesion. The aim of this study is to see whether shear-wave elastography, a new ultrasound technology can help pre-operatively diagnose benign follicular lesions. If successful, a lot of patients will not need surgery for the diagnosis of a benign lesion. The main goal of this study will be to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new ultrasound technology, shear-wave elastography (SWE), for the diagnosis of malignancy in follicular lesions. Participants who have been diagnosed with a follicular lesion on thyroid biopsy and are scheduled for thyroid surgery will be eligible to participate. All participants will undergo a detailed ultrasound examination prior to their surgery. The results of the ultrasound will be compared with histopathology after surgery to test the diagnostic accuracy of SWE.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT03106337
Run by
Massachusetts General Hospital
People needed
35
Starts
2010-01-01
Expected to finish
2012-04-01
Last updated by the study team
2017-05-16

Who can join

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

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Where it is running

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