Fine needle aspiration biopsy indications for thyroid nodules: compare a point-based risk stratification system with a pattern-based risk stratification system

• Published in: European radiology Vol. 29; no. 9; pp. 4871 - 4878
• Main Authors: Ruan, Jing-liang, Yang, Hai-yun, Liu, Rong-bin, Liang, Ming, Han, Ping, Xu, Xiao-lin, Luo, Bao-ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Benign; Biopsy; Biopsy, Fine-Needle - methods; Data Systems; Diagnostic Radiology; Diagnostic systems; Female; Guidelines; Head and Neck; Humans; Image-Guided Biopsy - methods; Imaging; Internal Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Male; Malignancy; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neuroradiology; Nodules; Radiology; Reliability analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Risk; Risk Assessment - methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; Thyroid; Thyroid gland; Thyroid Nodule - pathology; Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods; Ultrasound; Young Adult; Ultrasound; Thyroid nodules; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Biopsy; Guidelines

Objectives We aim to compare the diagnostic performance to assess thyroid nodules and reliability for recommending fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) between American College of Radiology thyroid image reporting and data system (ACR TI-RADS) and American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines. Metho...