Synchronous tele-ultrasonography is helpful for a naive operator to perform high-quality thyroid ultrasound examinations

Xiao-Long Li; Yi-Kang Sun; Qiao Wang; Zi-Tong Chen; Zhe-Bin Qian; Le-Hang Guo; Hui-Xiong Xu

doi:10.14366/usg.21204

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저자정보: Xiao-Long Li (National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai) Yi-Kang Sun (National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai) Qiao Wang (National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai) Zi-Tong Chen (National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai) Zhe-Bin Qian (National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai) Le-Hang Guo (National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai) Hui-Xiong Xu (National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai)

저널정보: 대한초음파의학회 ULTRASONOGRAPHY ULTRASONOGRAPHY Vol.41 No.4

발행연도: 2022.10

수록면: 650 - 660 (11page)

DOI: 10.14366/usg.21204

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Purpose: This study investigated the value of synchronous tele-ultrasonography (TUS) for naive operators in thyroid ultrasonography (US) examinations.Methods: Ninety-seven patients were included in this prospective, parallel-controlled trial. Thyroid scanning and diagnosis were completed by resident A independently, resident B with guidance from a US expert through synchronous TUS, and an on-site US expert. The on-site expert’s findings constituted the reference standard. Two other off-site US experts analyzed all data in a blind manner. Inter-operator consistency between the two residents and the on-site US expert for thyroid size measurements, nodule measurements, nodule features, American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) categories, and image quality was compared. Two questionnaires were completed to evaluate the clinical benefit.Results: Resident B detected more nodules consistent with the on-site expert than resident A did (89.4% vs. 56.5%, P<0.001). Resident B achieved excellent consistency with the on-site expert in terms of ACR TI-RADS categories, nodule composition, shape, echogenic foci, and vascularity (all intra-class correlation coefficients [ICCs] >0.75), while resident A achieved lower consistency in ACR TI-RADS categories, composition, echogenicity, margin, echogenic foci, and vascularity (all ICCs 0.40-0.75). Residents A and B had excellent consistency in target nodule measurements (all ICCs >0.75). Resident B achieved better performance than resident A for gray values, time gain compensation, depth, color Doppler adjustment, and the visibility of key information (all P<0.05). Furthermore, 61.9% (60/97) of patients accepted synchronous TUS, and 59.8% (58/97) patients were willing to pay for it.Conclusion: Synchronous TUS can help inexperienced residents achieve comparable thyroid diagnostic capability to a US expert.

#Thyroid ultrasound #Telemedicine #Teleultrasound #Synchronous teleultrasound

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