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Overall Average Number of Parathyroid Glands Identified With High Confidence.

Assessing Benefits of NIRAF Detection for Identifying Parathyroid Glands During Total Thyroidectomy · Source last updated 2025-07-31

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Measure
MEAN
Unit
Number of parathyroid glands
Interval / dispersion
95% Confidence Interval
Time frame
Immediate (during total thyroidectomy, up to 3 hours)

What was measured

Overall number of parathyroid glands identified (Experimental Group: Glands identified with naked eye + NIRAF; Control Group: Glands identified with naked eye)

Groups in this outcome

NIRAF Detection Technology (+)

Parathyroid gland identification will be performed with PTeye using NIRAF detection technology as an adjunctive tool in patients who undergo total thyroidectomy (TTx) with or without lymph node dissection (LND). NIRAF Detection Technology: Near Infrared Autofluorescence (NIRAF) detection technology or 'PTeye' consists of a disposable fiber-optic probe that emits non-ionizing radiation from a NIR 785 nm laser source, and also transmits the resulting tissue NIRAF to a photo detector. The 785 nm laser source emits a maximum power of 20 mW. The device is FDA cleared for clinical use in general surgeries and dermatological use (Class 2 device). After surgeon identifies a potential parathyroid gland in the surgical field, the surgeon places the fiber-optic probe of PTeye on suspect tissue and presses the device foot-pedal to activate tissue NIRAF measurement. Auditory beep at high frequency with a Detection Ratio \> 1.2 is interpreted by device as the suspect tissue being positive for parathyroid. Other Name: PTeye Device

NIRAF Detection Technology (-)

Parathyroid gland identification will be performed by the surgeon using only visual identification and without using PTeye - NIRAF detection technology in patients who undergo total thyroidectomy (TTx) with or without lymph node dissection (LND).

Group identifiers and denominators belong to this outcome only. They may differ in another outcome or in safety reporting.

Analysis denominator · Participants

GroupSource count
NIRAF Detection Technology (+)39
NIRAF Detection Technology (-)41

Reported measurements

Source class 1
Values in Number of parathyroid glands · Interval/dispersion: 95% Confidence Interval
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
NIRAF Detection Technology (+)3.4Not reported3.23.7Not reported
NIRAF Detection Technology (-)2.9Not reported2.53.2Not reported
Complete source fields
classes
  1. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        3.2
        upper Limit
        3.7
        value
        3.4
      2. group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        2.5
        upper Limit
        3.2
        value
        2.9
denoms
  1. counts
    1. group Id
      OG000
      value
      39
    2. group Id
      OG001
      value
      41
    units
    Participants
description
Overall number of parathyroid glands identified (Experimental Group: Glands identified with naked eye + NIRAF; Control Group: Glands identified with naked eye)
dispersion Type
95% Confidence Interval
groups
  1. description
    Parathyroid gland identification will be performed with PTeye using NIRAF detection technology as an adjunctive tool in patients who undergo total thyroidectomy (TTx) with or without lymph node dissection (LND). NIRAF Detection Technology: Near Infrared Autofluorescence (NIRAF) detection technology or 'PTeye' consists of a disposable fiber-optic probe that emits non-ionizing radiation from a NIR 785 nm laser source, and also transmits the resulting tissue NIRAF to a photo detector. The 785 nm laser source emits a maximum power of 20 mW. The device is FDA cleared for clinical use in general surgeries and dermatological use (Class 2 device). After surgeon identifies a potential parathyroid gland in the surgical field, the surgeon places the fiber-optic probe of PTeye on suspect tissue and presses the device foot-pedal to activate tissue NIRAF measurement. Auditory beep at high frequency with a Detection Ratio \> 1.2 is interpreted by device as the suspect tissue being positive for parathyroid. Other Name: PTeye Device
    id
    OG000
    title
    NIRAF Detection Technology (+)
  2. description
    Parathyroid gland identification will be performed by the surgeon using only visual identification and without using PTeye - NIRAF detection technology in patients who undergo total thyroidectomy (TTx) with or without lymph node dissection (LND).
    id
    OG001
    title
    NIRAF Detection Technology (-)
param Type
MEAN
reporting Status
POSTED
time Frame
Immediate (during total thyroidectomy, up to 3 hours)
title
Overall Average Number of Parathyroid Glands Identified With High Confidence.
type
SECONDARY
unit Of Measure
Number of parathyroid glands

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