Ultrasound-Based Differentiation of Malignant and Benign Thyroid Nodules: An Extreme Learning Machine Approach

Thyroid nodules are very common endocrine tumors [1]. Many people in the general population have nodules, but they are asymptomatic. The estimated prevalence rate detected by palpation is only 3% to 7% [2, 3]; however, when ultrasound is used to detect thyroid nodules the prevalence rate jumps to 19% to 67% [4]. Most thyroid nodules are benign, but between 3% and 7% of cases are malignant [5]. In 2015, it was estimated that in the United States there were 62,450 new diagnoses of thyroid cancer, and about 1,950 people died from the disease.

Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - June 22, 2017 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Jianfu Xia, Huiling Chen, Qiang Li, Minda Zhou, Limin Chen, Zhennao Cai, Yang Fang, Hong Zhou Source Type: research