Opportunistic thyroid assessment
Intervention1 paper2 findings
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Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.
No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.
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- Humans1
Associations
2Thyroid cancer
upin humans1
1 study
Thyroid cancer
upin humans1
Opportunistic thyroid assessment is associated with thyroid cancer in humans (0.6% (3/510)).
Humansn = 510
Opportunistic Thyroid Assessment During Carotid Doppler Ultrasonography: Prevalence, Clinical Yield, Biopsy Adherence, and ACR TI-RADS-Guided Management in a Prospective Cohort · Ultrasound quarterly · 18 Aug 2026
Thyroid nodules
upin humans1
1 study
Thyroid nodules
upin humans1
Opportunistic thyroid assessment is associated with thyroid nodules in humans (66.3% (338/510)).
Humansn = 510
Opportunistic Thyroid Assessment During Carotid Doppler Ultrasonography: Prevalence, Clinical Yield, Biopsy Adherence, and ACR TI-RADS-Guided Management in a Prospective Cohort · Ultrasound quarterly · 18 Aug 2026