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Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations

PURPOSE: This study investigated the value of synchronous tele-ultrasonography (TUS) for naive operators in thyroid ultrasonography (US) examinations. METHODS: Ninety-seven patients were included in this prospective, parallel-controlled trial. Thyroid scanning and diagnosis were completed by residen...

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Autores principales: Li, Xiao-Long, Sun, Yi-Kang, Wang, Qiao, Chen, Zi-Tong, Qian, Zhe-Bin, Guo, Le-Hang, Xu, Hui-Xiong
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Publicado: Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9532195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35773182
http://dx.doi.org/10.14366/usg.21204
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author Li, Xiao-Long
Sun, Yi-Kang
Wang, Qiao
Chen, Zi-Tong
Qian, Zhe-Bin
Guo, Le-Hang
Xu, Hui-Xiong
author_facet Li, Xiao-Long
Sun, Yi-Kang
Wang, Qiao
Chen, Zi-Tong
Qian, Zhe-Bin
Guo, Le-Hang
Xu, Hui-Xiong
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description PURPOSE: This study investigated the value of synchronous tele-ultrasonography (TUS) for naive operators in thyroid ultrasonography (US) examinations. METHODS: Ninety-seven patients were included in this prospective, parallel-controlled trial. Thyroid scanning and diagnosis were completed by resident A independently, resident B with guidance from a US expert through synchronous TUS, and an on-site US expert. The on-site expert’s findings constituted the reference standard. Two other off-site US experts analyzed all data in a blind manner. Inter-operator consistency between the two residents and the on-site US expert for thyroid size measurements, nodule measurements, nodule features, American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) categories, and image quality was compared. Two questionnaires were completed to evaluate the clinical benefit. RESULTS: Resident B detected more nodules consistent with the on-site expert than resident A did (89.4% vs. 56.5%, P<0.001). Resident B achieved excellent consistency with the on-site expert in terms of ACR TI-RADS categories, nodule composition, shape, echogenic foci, and vascularity (all intra-class correlation coefficients [ICCs] >0.75), while resident A achieved lower consistency in ACR TI-RADS categories, composition, echogenicity, margin, echogenic foci, and vascularity (all ICCs 0.40-0.75). Residents A and B had excellent consistency in target nodule measurements (all ICCs >0.75). Resident B achieved better performance than resident A for gray values, time gain compensation, depth, color Doppler adjustment, and the visibility of key information (all P<0.05). Furthermore, 61.9% (60/97) of patients accepted synchronous TUS, and 59.8% (58/97) patients were willing to pay for it. CONCLUSION: Synchronous TUS can help inexperienced residents achieve comparable thyroid diagnostic capability to a US expert.
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spelling pubmed-95321952022-10-13 Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations Li, Xiao-Long Sun, Yi-Kang Wang, Qiao Chen, Zi-Tong Qian, Zhe-Bin Guo, Le-Hang Xu, Hui-Xiong Ultrasonography Original Article PURPOSE: This study investigated the value of synchronous tele-ultrasonography (TUS) for naive operators in thyroid ultrasonography (US) examinations. METHODS: Ninety-seven patients were included in this prospective, parallel-controlled trial. Thyroid scanning and diagnosis were completed by resident A independently, resident B with guidance from a US expert through synchronous TUS, and an on-site US expert. The on-site expert’s findings constituted the reference standard. Two other off-site US experts analyzed all data in a blind manner. Inter-operator consistency between the two residents and the on-site US expert for thyroid size measurements, nodule measurements, nodule features, American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) categories, and image quality was compared. Two questionnaires were completed to evaluate the clinical benefit. RESULTS: Resident B detected more nodules consistent with the on-site expert than resident A did (89.4% vs. 56.5%, P<0.001). Resident B achieved excellent consistency with the on-site expert in terms of ACR TI-RADS categories, nodule composition, shape, echogenic foci, and vascularity (all intra-class correlation coefficients [ICCs] >0.75), while resident A achieved lower consistency in ACR TI-RADS categories, composition, echogenicity, margin, echogenic foci, and vascularity (all ICCs 0.40-0.75). Residents A and B had excellent consistency in target nodule measurements (all ICCs >0.75). Resident B achieved better performance than resident A for gray values, time gain compensation, depth, color Doppler adjustment, and the visibility of key information (all P<0.05). Furthermore, 61.9% (60/97) of patients accepted synchronous TUS, and 59.8% (58/97) patients were willing to pay for it. CONCLUSION: Synchronous TUS can help inexperienced residents achieve comparable thyroid diagnostic capability to a US expert. Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2022-10 2022-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9532195/ /pubmed/35773182 http://dx.doi.org/10.14366/usg.21204 Text en Copyright © 2022 Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Li, Xiao-Long
Sun, Yi-Kang
Wang, Qiao
Chen, Zi-Tong
Qian, Zhe-Bin
Guo, Le-Hang
Xu, Hui-Xiong
Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations
title Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations
title_full Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations
title_fullStr Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations
title_full_unstemmed Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations
title_short Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations
title_sort synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9532195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35773182
http://dx.doi.org/10.14366/usg.21204
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