Development and validation of an ultrasound-based predictive model for central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma with peripheral calcification
Song Bai, Nana Liu, Linghu Wu, Youhuan Su, Shaofu Hong, Tong Tong, Jinfeng Xu · 2026
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Description
Song Bai and co-authors report a 2026 study on a distinct type of thyroid cancer. These papillary tumors have a ring of calcium around the edge, and they may spread in their own way. Doctors lack a tool to judge, before surgery, if the cancer has reached the central neck lymph nodes. The team set out to build one from ultrasound scans.
They studied 210 patients whose tumors fit this type and who had the central nodes removed at surgery. Lab results after surgery showed which scans had truly spread. The model built from these cases aims to help doctors plan the right scope of surgery for each patient, no more and no less.
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| CREATOR | Song Bai, Nana Liu, Linghu Wu, Youhuan Su, Shaofu Hong, Tong Tong, Jinfeng Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48803 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |