Ultrasound-based AI classifier of thyroid nodules can help rule out cancer, avoid unnecessary biopsies

Thyroid nodules are very common. Fine needle aspiration biopsy is used to diagnose thyroid cancer. However, most biopsies produce benign (noncancerous) results and are potentially avoidable, according to study lead researcher Nikita Pozdeyev, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.