Xiao, Tongxin
Zhu, Huijuan
Yang, Shengmin
Zheng, Xueqing
Li, Ran
Wang, Linjie
Yang, Hongbo
Yao, Yong
Deng, Kan
Mao, Xinxin
Gong, Fengying
Pan, Hui
Gao, Luying
Duan, Lian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-474X
Zhang, Yixiu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9699-8087
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National High-Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding (2022-PUMCH-A-155)
the National High-Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding (2022-PUMCH-B-016)
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study was approved by the PUMCH ethics office (Ethical Approval Number: S-K1617). Written informed consent was obtained from patients to participate in the study.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants with acromegaly included in the study during their hospitalization. Verbal informed consent was obtained in the telephone interview. The thyroid ultrasound data from the health examination center at the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University were fully anonymized to protect personal information. The data were obtained through an approved application process and were exempted from individual informed consent requirements.