A Real-time and Computerized Sonographic Reporting System in Predicting Malignant Cervical Lymphadenopathy
Completed
- Conditions
- Lymphadenopathy
- Registration Number
- NCT01130402
- Lead Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
The investigaotors want to establish a real-time and computerized score reporting system based on the significant predictors of the measured sonographic parameters and demographic data.
- Detailed Description
One hundred eight patients with neck lymphadenopathy, receiving ultrasonography and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA), were used to construct a predictive model. This model was validated by another independent patient cohort.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 189
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with previously untreated neck masses underwent neck US
Exclusion Criteria
- The neck mass was not lymph node
- No US-FNA cytology result
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The final diagnoses of lymph nodes were made by US-FNA cytological studies, pathologic results of the biopsy specimens, or at least 3 months of negative follow-up observations. 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan