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Elastography in Thyroid Nodules

NCT01102127 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2011-05-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Nodular goiter is a highly prevalent disease in iodine-deficient areas. Usually nodule assessment includes ultrasonography (US) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA), but some benign nodules can hardly be distinguished from carcinomas. Elastography measures tissue elasticity using sonography, as malignancy is related to stiffness of solid organs. The investigators have designed a study to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of elastography in nodular goiter. Consecutive patients will be assessed using US, FNA and elastography; the latter will be compared with cytology. Specificity, sensitivity, and predictive values will be calculated.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Elastography

Performance of US, elastography and FNA.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Castilla-León Health Service

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alfonso Vidal-Casariego, MD · Complejo Asistencial de León

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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