ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
ChatGPT-4 Vision: a promising tool for diagnosing thyroid nodules.
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- Critical evaluation of large language models for human cross-sectional anatomy identification: implications for collaborative intelligence.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- A retrospective comparative study of ChatGPT-5.4 and DeepSeek-VL2 for C-TIRADS-based risk stratification of thyroid nodules on ultrasound images.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- ChatGPT-assisted evaluation of dysphagia in head and neck cancer radiotherapy patients: A practical tool.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the application of ChatGPT-4 Vision in the ultrasonic image analysis of thyroid nodules by comparing its diagnostic efficacy and consistency with those of sonographers. Methods: In this prospective study, conducted in real clinical scenarios, we included 124 patients with pathologically confirmed thyroid nodules who underwent ultrasound examinations at Fujian Medical University Affiliated Second Hospital. A physician, not involved in the study, collected three ultrasound images for each nodule: the maximum cross-sectional, maximum longitudinal, and the section best representing the nodular characteristics. The images were analyzed by the primed ChatGPT-4 Vision and classified according to the 2020 Chinese Guidelines for Ultrasound Malignancy Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules (C-TIRADS). Two sonographers with different qualifications (a resident physician and an attending physician) used the same images to classify the nodules according to the C-TIRADS guidelines. Using fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy or surgical pathology results as the gold standard, we compared the consistency and diagnostic efficacy of the primed ChatGPT-4 Vision with those of the sonographers. Results: (1) ChatGPT-4 Vision diagnosed thyroid nodules with a sensitivity of 86.2%, specificity of 60.0%, and an AUC of 0.731, which was comparable to the resident's sensitivity of 85.1% (95% CI: 77.2-90.8%), specificity of 66.7% (95% CI: 53.7-77.7%), and AUC of 0.759 ( Conclusion: The primed ChatGPT-4 Vision demonstrates promising clinical utility in thyroid nodule risk stratification, achieving diagnostic performance comparable to resident physicians. Its ability to standardize image analysis aligns with precision medicine goals, offering a foundation for future integration with dynamic ultrasound modalities to enhance pathological correlation.
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