ArticleThe British journal of radiology2018
Fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodule smaller than 1.0 cm: accuracy of TIRADS classification system in more than 1000 nodules.
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- Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Of Thyroid Nodules Smaller Than 10 mm in the Maximum Diameter: The Efficacy and Its Correlation with TIRADS Classification.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Correlation of ACR TI-RADS and Patient Outcomes in a Real-World Cohort Presenting for Thyroid Ultrasonography.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023Article
- Correlation of TIRADS and Bethesda Scoring Systems with Final Histopathology of Thyroid Nodules - An Institutional Experience.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- The Role of Cytology in the Diagnosis of Subcentimeter Thyroid Lesions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Explore the Diagnostic Efficiency of Chinese Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems by Comparing With the Other Four Systems (ACR TI-RADS, Kwak-TIRADS, KSThR-TIRADS, and EU-TIRADS): A Single-Center Study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Observational
- Taller-Than-Wide Shape: A New Definition Improves the Specificity of TIRADS Systems.European thyroid journal · 2020Article
- Diagnostic Performance of Different Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (Kwak-TIRADS, EU-TIRADS and ACR TI-RADS) for Risk Stratification of Small Thyroid Nodules (≤10 mm).Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Update on thyroid ultrasound: a narrative review from diagnostic criteria to artificial intelligence techniques.Chinese medical journal · 2019Article
- Nodular Thyroid Disease in the Era of Precision Medicine.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2019Review
- Performance of European Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System in Stratifying Malignancy Risk of Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Study.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify whether or not the same ultrasound features can be applied and should be considered to support the decision as to which subcentimeter nodules should be biopsied with fine needle aspiration (FNAB).
methodsSingle-institution, IRB approved, retrospective study conducted from 2008 to 2016 that evaluated 1094 thyroid nodules smaller than 1.0 cm that were classified according to TIRADS and submitted for FNAB.
resultsThe value of FNAB of thyroid nodules smaller than 1.0 cm were assessed and correlated with the sonographic criteria by comparing the obtained results with the cytological findings in 1094 thyroid nodules. In the analysis considering all nodules, the proportion of malignancies among nodules with TIRADS 2 is 0.91% and for TIRADS 3 is 2.87%. Among those classified as 4A, 12.26%; with 4B classification, 34.43%; with 4C classification, 66.6%; and among those with 5 classifications, 85.7%.
conclusionIn conclusion, the TIRADS classification system, based on the sonographic features reported herein, may help detect which nodules should be investigated for potential malignancies. Advances in knowledge: Few reports compare the efficacy of ultrasound-FNAB for thyroid nodules smaller than 1.0 cm in diameter. The findings of malignancy in this subgroup of nodules may help in the clinical follow-up of which patients should be submitted to an early imaging evaluation or intervention.
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