Health Condition 1: R938- Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other specified body structures
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Radiodiagnosis
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients in the age group of 11 to 80 who are suspected to have nodular thyroid disease or altered thyroid function test. All patients with thyroid nodules measuring more than 1cm in size . All patients with diagnosed thyroid disease on follow up and willing to undergo surgery .
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Completely cystic lesions are unlikely to be malignant and hence excluded from study. All post treated cases of malignant thyroid disease presenting with recurrence. Patients with Hyperthyroidism/Recurrent goitre. Cases with nondiagnostic /indeterminate results.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ultrasound elastography is as good as tissue biopsy/fnac in detecting benign and malignant thyroid lesions.Timepoint: 1 year 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ultrasound elastography can detect the histologic subtype of a thyroid lesion based on its elastographic pattern.Timepoint: 18months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDeepu S Murali
Max super speciality hospital , Shalimar bagh
Outcome results
None listed