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Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasound Elastography for Detection of Thyroid Cancer

NCT02462512 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 590

Last updated 2016-11-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

For patients with thyroid gland nodule, fine-needle aspiration biopsy has been proved to be an efficient tool for thyroid cancer diagnosis. However, it is somewhat an invasive procedure and is subject to sampling and analysis uncertainties. Thus, improved, more reliable criteria for determining which nodule should be be aspirated are needed. Ultrasound elastography has been shown to be useful in the differential diagnosis of breast and prostate cancers. Ultrasound elastography also may discriminate malignant from benign nodule.

Conditions

  • Elastography
  • Thyroid Nodule

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dong Jun Lim

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dong Jun Lim, Dr. · Associate Professor, Head, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

  • Min Hee Kim, Dr. · Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • South Korea

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