Patients with thyroid nodules are currently investigated with ultrasound with or without biopsy. Despite these investigations, a subset of patients remain "indeterminate" whereby a cancer can neither be diagnosed nor ruled out - these patients will usually be recommended to undergo diagnostic surgery. This study aims to assess a new technique called diffuse reflectance spectroscopy to determine if this can differenti...더 보기

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy is an imaging technique which is conducted via a probe that is placed into direct contact with the tissue. This probe emits light, and simultaneously measures the light reflected back - differences in this reflected light can provide valuable information which may be able to differentiate cancerous from non-cancerous tissue. Several previous studies have proven this technique useful i...더 보기