Abstract:Background This study aims to determine the prediction performance of a machine learning-based clinical model for cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in micropapillary thyroid carcinoma (MPTC) with ultrasound (US).Methods Patients with MPTC who underwent total or hemithyroidectomy with unilateral or bilateral prophylactic central neck dissection were included (n = 692). Nodal status was pathologically determined. Clinical and US features and thyroid function markers were extracted to build a random forest mo… Show more
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