RecruitingNCT06207188

Identification and Differentiation of Thyroid Nodules by Acoustic Imaging and Viscoelastic Parameters


Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Enrollment

650 participants

Start Date

May 17, 2009

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This study is being done to identify and differentiate thyroid nodules by acoustic imaging and viscoelastic parameters.


Eligibility

Min Age: 8 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • \* Male and female patient volunteers ages 8 and up who are suspicious for thyroid cancer
  • Patients who have palpable and sonographically detectable lymph nodes or nonthyroidal neck masses and are referred to Radiology Department or Endocrinology for fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB)
  • Patients 18 and up who were previously diagnosed with thyroid cancer and treated with thyroidectomy and recently diagnosed as having recurrence nodes on thyroid bed or on their neck

Exclusion Criteria3

  • Because thyroid cancer is rare under the age of 8 years, children younger than this age are excluded from the study
  • Having FNAB or surgical biopsy on thyroid in less than two weeks for thyroid nodule detection group
  • Having FNAB or surgical biopsy on cervical lymph nodes or non- thyroidal masses for this group of patients

Interventions

OTHERNon-Interventional Study

Non-interventional study


Locations(3)

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Mayo Clinic in Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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