Background of The Study

Because ultrasound and other methods can not provide preoperative prediction of cervical central lymph node metastasis (LNM), there is a major controversy all over the world about whether to clean the central lymph nodes during thyroidectomy. Preoperative accurate prediction has become one of the most challenging and meaningful topics in the field of thyroid cancer.

Objective

At present, there are very few doctors' prediction of LNM in the literature. This test provides ultrasound images to investigate the actual level of LNM prediction of doctors. The investigation process complies with STARD standards.

Survey Respondents

Qualified doctors in the ultrasound department or endocrine surgery department of the first-class hospitals in China.

Survey Data

Transverse and longitudinal sections, a total of 100 ultrasound images on the left and right sides.

Result Recovery

Doctor information sheet (word document),
Prediction results with corresponding relationship of the picture number (Excel file. The number of pictures can be selected at will but no less than 25 should be chosen.)

Important Time Points

Notice period: April 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Result notice time: May 10, 2022

Publisher

Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University.

DateMarch 31, 2022