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Multidimensional predictive model for assessing clinical activity in thyroid eye disease.

Yang Li^1,2,3, Guang-Hong Zhang^1,3,4, Man Tian^1,2,3

¹Thyroid Center of Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.

Frontiers in Medicine

|July 23, 2025

Summary

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A new multidimensional model integrating clinical data, SPECT/CT imaging, and biomarkers significantly improves the assessment of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) activity, outperforming current methods.

Keywords:

SPECT/CT clinical activity score multidimensional model serum biomarkers thyroid eye disease

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Endocrinology
Nuclear Medicine

Background:

Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is an autoimmune disorder with complex inflammation.
Current assessment methods like the Clinical Activity Score (CAS) lack objectivity and comprehensiveness.
Accurate TED activity evaluation is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a multidimensional predictive model for TED activity assessment.
To integrate clinical parameters, SPECT/CT imaging data, and serum biomarkers.
To enhance the accuracy and comprehensiveness of TED activity evaluation.

Main Methods:

Retrospective study of 36 TED patients (72 eyes).
Utilized Clinical Activity Score (CAS) for activity assessment.
Employed Bayesian shrinkage regression (BSR) and LASSO for variable selection.
Evaluated models using ROC curves, DCA, and calibration curves.

Main Results:

A comprehensive model combining clinical, imaging (EX, URmax), and biomarkers (TRAb, RBC) achieved 91.18% AUC.
Key predictors included male sex, TRAb, EX, URmax, and RBC count.
SPECT/CT-derived URmax strongly correlated with disease activity; biomarkers complemented imaging.

Conclusions:

Multidimensional data integration significantly improves TED activity evaluation over single modalities.
The developed model offers superior diagnostic accuracy compared to conventional methods.
A holistic approach integrating diverse data is recommended for TED management.