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The Diagnostic Value of Shear Wave Elastography

NCT02150772 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 308

Last updated 2016-04-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: The main goal when diagnosing thyroid nodules, is to differentiate the few malignant from the overwhelming background of benign nodules. Currently available pre-operative tests are unable to rule out malignancy in a subset of patients and diagnostic thyroid surgery is necessary. Therefore, there is a need to develope the diagnostic tools for 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.

Aim:

To evaluate the diagnostic value of SWE in the pre-operative diagnosis of thyroid nodules in a tertiary surgical center.

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.

Conditions

  • Thyroid Nodule

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kristine Z Rubeck, MD · Dep. of otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University Hoapital

  • Viveque E Nielsen, MD PhD · Dep. of oto-rhinolarymgology and Head and Neck surgery, Aarhus Universtity Hospital

  • Steen J Bonnema, PhD, DMSc · Dep. of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital

  • Marie Louise Jespersen, MD · Dep. of Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital

  • Peer Christiansen, DMSc · Dep. og General Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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