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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2024

Diagnostic Efficiency of ACR-TIRADS Score for Differentiating Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules of Various Pathological Types.

Yan Xu, Jiashun Pi, Yihan Jinghu, Xiaotao Wang, Dong Xu, Jie Liu

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Yan XuDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Rongjun Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Jiashun PiCollege of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Yihan JinghuCollege of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Xiaotao WangDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Rongjun Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Dong XuDepartment of Radiology (Ultrasound), Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Jie LiuPutuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).

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BACKGROUND Thyroid nodule prevalence reaches 65% in the general population. Hence, appropriate ultrasonic examination is key in disease monitoring and management. We investigated the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR-TIRADS) score for diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules and pathological types. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted. According to ultrasound images, ultrasonic characteristics of benign and malignant thyroid nodules and different pathological types were analyzed using ACR-TIRADS score, and diagnostic value was determined. AUCs were compared for tumor diagnosis and differentiation. RESULTS Overall, 1675 thyroid nodules from 1614 patients were included. AUC value of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) diagnosed with ACR-TIRADS was highest (0.955 [95% CI=0.946-0.965]), while that of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) was lowest (0.877 [95% CI=0.843-0.912]). FTC had the highest sensitivity (95.1%) and lowest specificity (64.8%). When the cut-off value was 5.5 points, accuracy of diagnosing PTC and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) was highest, 80.5% and 78.7% respectively. Comparison of the multi-index prediction model constructed by multivariable logistic regression analysis and prediction model constructed by ACR-TIRADS score showed, when evaluating PTC and ATC, the multi-index model was better: AUCs of PTC were 0.966 vs 0.955, and AUCs of ATC were 0.982 vs 0.952, respectively, (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS ACR-TIRADS score-based ultrasound examination of thyroid nodules aids diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. TIRADS criteria favor diagnosis of PTC (and ATC) over FTC. ACR-TIRADS score can help clinicians diagnose thyroid nodules quickly and earlier, exhibits good clinical value, and can prevent missed diagnoses.

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Thyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleUltrasonographyAdenocarcinoma, FollicularAdultAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid Gland

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