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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2023

Artificial intelligence in thyroid ultrasound.

Chun-Li Cao, Qiao-Li Li, Jin Tong, Li-Nan Shi, Wen-Xiao Li, Ya Xu, Jing Cheng, Ting-Ting Du, Jun Li, Xin-Wu Cui

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chun-Li CaoDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Qiao-Li LiDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Jin TongDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Li-Nan ShiDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Wen-Xiao LiDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Ya XuDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Jing ChengDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Ting-Ting DuDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Jun LiDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China.
Xin-Wu CuiDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University Medical College · CNShihezi University · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning (DL) algorithms, has demonstrated remarkable progress in image-recognition tasks, enabling the automatic quantitative assessment of complex medical images with increased accuracy and efficiency. AI is widely used and is becoming increasingly popular in the field of ultrasound. The rising incidence of thyroid cancer and the workload of physicians have driven the need to utilize AI to efficiently process thyroid ultrasound images. Therefore, leveraging AI in thyroid cancer ultrasound screening and diagnosis cannot only help radiologists achieve more accurate and efficient imaging diagnosis but also reduce their workload. In this paper, we aim to present a comprehensive overview of the technical knowledge of AI with a focus on traditional machine learning (ML) algorithms and DL algorithms. We will also discuss their clinical applications in the ultrasound imaging of thyroid diseases, particularly in differentiating between benign and malignant nodules and predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in thyroid cancer. Finally, we will conclude that AI technology holds great promise for improving the accuracy of thyroid disease ultrasound diagnosis and discuss the potential prospects of AI in this field.

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artificial intelligencedeep learningmachine learningthyroidultrasound

Identifiers

PMID37251934
PMCPMC10213248
OpenAlexW4376280052

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