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Identification and Differentiation of Thyroid Nodules by Acoustic Imaging and Viscoelastic Parameters

Mayo Clinic · with National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT06207188

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 8+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
650
US sites recruiting
3
Study start
May 17, 2009
Record last updated
March 27, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This study is being done to identify and differentiate thyroid nodules by acoustic imaging and viscoelastic parameters.

Being studied: Non-Interventional Study

Conditions: Thyroid Gland Carcinoma

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • * Male and female patient volunteers ages 8 and up who are suspicious for thyroid cancer
  • Patients who have palpable and sonographically detectable lymph nodes or nonthyroidal neck masses and are referred to Radiology Department or Endocrinology for fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB)
  • Patients 18 and up who were previously diagnosed with thyroid cancer and treated with thyroidectomy and recently diagnosed as having recurrence nodes on thyroid bed or on their neck

Exclusion Criteria

  • Because thyroid cancer is rare under the age of 8 years, children younger than this age are excluded from the study
  • Having FNAB or surgical biopsy on thyroid in less than two weeks for thyroid nodule detection group
  • Having FNAB or surgical biopsy on cervical lymph nodes or non- thyroidal masses for this group of patients

Recruiting US locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Arizona

    Scottsdale, AZ 85259

    Site contact: Clinical Trials Referral Office · 855-776-0015 · mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, FL 32224-9980

    Site contact: Clinical Trials Referral Office · 855-776-0015 · mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, MN 55905

    Site contact: Clinical Trials Referral Office · 855-776-0015 · mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Clinical Trials Referral Office · 855-776-0015 · mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu
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