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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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Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
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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. |
spellingShingle | Original Article 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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