Artificial Intelligence in CT for Predicting Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients: A Meta-analysis.

Purpose: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CT-based artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases through December 2024, following PRISMA-DTA guidelines. Studies evaluating CT-based AI models for diagnosing cervical LNM in patients with pathologically confirmed PTC were included.