Optimizing Thyroid Nodule Management With Artificial Intelligence: Multicenter Retrospective Study on Reducing Unnecessary Fine Needle Aspirations.

Journal: JMIR medical informatics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Most artificial intelligence (AI) models for thyroid nodules are designed to screen for malignancy to guide further interventions; however, these models have not yet been fully implemented in clinical practice.

Authors

  • Jia-Hui Ni
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, YanChang Middle Street 301, Shanghai, China, 86 21-66307539.
  • Yun-Yun Liu
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, YanChang Middle Street 301, Shanghai, China, 86 21-66307539.
  • Chao Chen
    Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China.
  • Yi-Lei Shi
    MedAI Technology (Wuxi) Co, Ltd, Wuxi, China.
  • Xing Zhao
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
  • Xiao-Long Li
    Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Bei-Bei Ye
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, YanChang Middle Street 301, Shanghai, China, 86 21-66307539.
  • Jing-Liang Hu
    Med AI Technology (Wuxi) Co, Ltd, Wuxi, China.
  • Li-Chao Mou
    Med AI Technology (Wuxi) Co, Ltd, Wuxi, China.
  • Li-Ping Sun
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
  • Hui-Jun Fu
    Department of Pathology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
  • Xiao-Xiang Zhu
    Chair of Data Science in Earth Observation, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Yi-Feng Zhang
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Lehang Guo
  • Hui-Xiong Xu
    Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.