What is it about?

Using algorithms that train software to differentiate between benign and malignant nodules

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Why is it important?

It can assist clinicians, radiologists and improve diagnostic accuracy and also lower the number of unnecessary fine needle aspirations performed.

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An interesting paper reflecting the prevailing use of computer aided diagnosis (CAD), machine-learning and deep-learning in clinical practice and healthcare.

Mr Sumeet Gulati
International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno, Pekarska 53, 656 91, Brno, Czech Republic

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This page is a summary of: Classification of Thyroid Nodules in Ultrasound Images Using Direction-Independent Features Extracted by Two-Threshold Binary Decomposition, Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, January 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1533033819830748.
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