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AI-Assisted Ultrasound Review Before Thyroid Surgery
Sponsor: Fujian Medical University
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.
Official title: Clinical Application of AI-assisted Ultrasound Technology in the Preoperative Evaluation of Thyroid Cancer
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
515
Start Date
2024-09-01
Completion Date
2025-10-15
Last Updated
2026-08-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
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.
Locations (1)
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, China