From Guidelines to Intelligence: How AI Refines Thyroid Nodule Biopsy Decisions.

Journal: Ultrasound in medicine & biology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the value of combining American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) with the Demetics ultrasound diagnostic system in reducing the rate of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies for thyroid nodules.

Authors

  • Weibo Zeng
    The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China; Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasound in Musculoskeletal Sports Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
  • Yanni He
    Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasound in Musculoskeletal Sports Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
  • Renhao Xu
    Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasound in Musculoskeletal Sports Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
  • Wuping Mai
    Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, Guangdong, P.R. China.
  • Yufan Chen
    Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang.
  • Sushu Li
    Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasound in Musculoskeletal Sports Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
  • Wenhong Yi
    Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasound in Musculoskeletal Sports Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
  • Li Ma
    Department of Technological Research and Development, Hunan Guanmu Biotech Co., Ltd, Changsha, China.
  • Ran Xiong
    Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.
  • Hongmei Liu
    Clinical Research Center & Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.