Bibliometric Analysis of Intelligent Ultrasound Imaging in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Yang LI; Jianlin WANG; Jiaojiao MA; Zhe SUN; Bo ZHANG

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Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4) : 590-600. DOI: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.16324

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Bibliometric Analysis of Intelligent Ultrasound Imaging in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Yang LI ¹^,² ,
Jianlin WANG ¹ ,
Jiaojiao MA ²^,³ ,
Zhe SUN ² ,
Bo ZHANG ²^,³

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Objective To explore the research progress and hotspots of intelligent ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules and clarify the research directions via the bibliometric method.Methods The relevant research articles on intelligent ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection,covering the period from January 2004 to August 2024.Python was used to analyze the number of annual publications.VOSviewer was used to create the co-occurrence network of authors and the keyword density map.CiteSpace was used to demonstrate the dual-map overlays of the journals,as well as the bursts and clustering of co-citations and keywords.Results A total of 1 179 articles were included.The annual number of publications increased steadily.The involved journals demonstrated high quality,and the publications showed a trend of cross-research.Chinese researchers were the core research force in this field.Haugen et al.’s study on the guidelines for thyroid nodules had the most citations.The clustering of co-citations and keywords indicated studies in multiple fields.Thyroid nodules,cancer,and deep learning were the representative keywords in this field.Conclusions The continuous enrichment of research topics promotes the rapid development of intelligent ultrasound imaging for thyroid nodules.Intelligent diagnosis methods based on deep learning can provide diagnostic suggestions,while there are still challenges such as interpretation.One of the research directions is the deep combination of intelligent diagnosis algorithms and medical knowledge.

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thyroid nodules / intelligent diagnosis / ultrasound images / bibliometrics

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Yang LI , Jianlin WANG , Jiaojiao MA , et al . Bibliometric Analysis of Intelligent Ultrasound Imaging in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules[J]. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae. 2025, 47(4): 590-600 https://doi.org/10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.16324

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