Cystic-solid thyroid nodules
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with cystic-solid thyroid nodules at our hospital from March 2025 to January 2026, who underwent fine-needle aspiration or ablation treatment; 2. Completed preoperative ultrasound examination with complete ultrasound image data; 3. Postoperative cyst fluid samples stored for physicochemical property testing; 4. Signed informed consent obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Incomplete ultrasound image data; 2. Insufficient cyst fluid sample volume to complete protein concentration, viscosity, and electrical conductivity testing; 3. Nodules pathologically confirmed as malignant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ultrasound image feature classification (simple cyst, gliotic cyst, old hemorrhagic nodule, mixed solid-cystic nodule);Cyst fluid physicochemical properties (protein concentration, viscosity, conductivity);Temperature changes in target area and surrounding tissues after in vitro simulated ablation therapy; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nodule size and cystic-solid ratio;Ablation duration; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Sun Yat-sen University Liver Hospital)