NCT02150772

The Diagnostic Value of Shear Wave Elastography

Shear Wave Elastography in the Diagnosis and Risk-stratification of Thyroid Nodules - a Prospective Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 308 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2014-05-30
• Last updated: 2016-04-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark