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AI-Assisted Ultrasound Review Before Thyroid Surgery

NCT06498674 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 515

Last updated 2026-08-07

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Summary

This prospective, single-center, single-arm study evaluates a locked artificial intelligence (AI) system as a surgeon-led second-read tool before thyroid surgery. Eligible participants scheduled for thyroid surgery undergo standard ultrasonography followed by a standardized AI-assisted repeat examination. The AI system evaluates thyroid nodules only; cervical lymph nodes are assessed by clinicians. The study assesses participant-level supplementary pathological examinations and treatment-decision changes and evaluates nodule-level diagnostic performance against final surgical histopathology.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Locked AI-Assisted Thyroid Ultrasound Repeat Examination and Review

After standard preoperative ultrasonography, the same participant underwent a standardized AI-assisted repeat examination. The locked system identified and classified thyroid nodules and provided malignancy-score information for surgeon-led review. It did not assess cervical lymph nodes and was not retrained or recalibrated during the study. Additional fine-needle aspiration, intraoperative pathologic examination, and surgical management were determined by clinicians using the complete clinical assessment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fujian Medical University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-01
Primary Completion
2025-09-28
Completion
2025-10-15

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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