Evaluation of US Elastography in Thyroid Nodule Diagnosis: The ElaTION Randomized Control Trial
Hisham Mehanna, Paul S. Sidhu, Gitta Madani, Rebecca Woolley, Kristien Boelaert, Paul Nankivell, P. Da Forno, Kate Moreman, Andrew Palmer, Tessa Fulton‐Lieuw, Neil Sharma, Judith Taylor, Kanchana Rajaguru, Jasper Bekker, Ram Vaidhyanath, Thaj Rehman, Jonathan J Deeks
Abstract
The ElaTION trial demonstrated that US elastography adds no diagnostic advantage over conventional US and fine-needle aspiration in evaluating thyroid nodules, showing similar rates of nondiagnostic outcomes and malignancy detection.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineElastographyNodule (geology)RadiologyRandomized controlled trialThyroid nodulesThyroidSurgeryUltrasoundInternal medicineBiologyPaleontologyThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingRadiation Dose and Imaging