Clinical trial · Interventional
The Diagnostic Value of Shear Wave Elastography
Shear Wave Elastography in the Diagnosis and Risk-stratification of Thyroid Nodules - a Prospective Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thyroid Nodule | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Shear Wave Elastography
- description
- All included patients have SWE performed
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Elasticity Index
- timeFrame
- same day
- description
- Elasticity Index is obtained by SWE.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Nodules in the thyroid size more than 1 cm and patient undergoing thyroid surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Not undergoing thyroid surgery
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDBakkegaard P, Londero SC, Bonnema SJ, Nielsen VE, Jespersen ML, Swan KZ. Risk-stratification of thyroid nodules examined by 18FDG-PET/CT while ensuring congruity between imaging and histopathological localization. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Dec;278(12):4979-4985. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06733-5. Epub 2021 Mar 13. PMID 33713190