AI Thyroid Ultrasound: S-Thyroid on SonoScape P80, P60 & P50 Elite—Faster Exams, Consistent TI-RADS

S-Thyroid is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool on SonoScape ultrasound machines that detecting and classifying suspicious thyroid lesions based on ACR TI-RADS (American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System) guideline. After selecting the region of interest, S-Thyroid can automatically define the lesion boundaries and generate a report regarding the features of the suspicious lesion.

How S-Thyroid works

• Automatic analysis: After a user selects the region of interest, the software automatically defines the boundaries of the thyroid nodule.
• Feature assessment: It analyzes and displays key features of the nodule, including:
  • Composition: Whether it is solid or mixed
  • Echogenicity: How dark or light it appears on the ultrasound image
  • Shape: Whether it is taller than it is wide
  • Margin: The characteristics of its border
  • Echogenic foci: The presence of bright spots
• TI-RADS classification: Based on the features, it assigns a TI-RADS (Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System) score to classify the risk of malignancy.
• Report generation: It generates a report with all the gathered information and recommendations for follow-up, such as the need for fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for nodules above a certain size. 

Benefits

• Increased efficiency: It streamlines the workflow by automating tedious measurement and analysis tasks.
• Improved consistency: The automated process helps ensure consistency in how lesions are evaluated.
• Enhanced accuracy: It provides a more objective analysis, and studies have shown that using S-Thyroid with images from both transverse and longitudinal planes provides the best diagnostic ability, according to National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Frontiers in Physiology research. 

Why it matters

• Thyroid US is time-consuming and operator-dependent.
• Subtle features drive TI-RADS decisions and FNA calls.
• Reports are often inconsistent across clinicians and follow-ups.

What S-Thyroid does ?

• Auto-detects & segments nodules on standard views.
• Auto-measures size, margins, composition, echogenicity, echogenic foci.
• Suggests TI-RADS (ACR/EU) with thresholds for FNA vs follow-up.
• Exports a structured report (images + metrics) straight to PACS/EMR.

Outcomes

• Saves 3–5 minutes per exam → +1–2 extra patients/day.
• Fast, guideline-aligned reporting in one click.
• Consistent, audit-proof results that cut variability and repeat scans.

Imaging quality & guidance

• Real-time image-quality feedback to sonographers → fewer unusable clips.
• On-screen acquisition guidance makes exams less operator-dependent.
• Advanced automatic analysis standardizes TI-RADS features across staff.

Objections handled

• AI will miss things. You remain in control—AI proposes, you decide.
• We already use TI-RADS. Now everyone applies it the same way, every time.
• Integration? DICOM images + structured report → clean PACS/EMR workflow.
• Training time? One button. 15 minutes to onboard the team.