Determining the Best Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System: A Prospective Study Comparing the Diagnostic Performance of ACR, EU, and K TIRADS in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules

Abstract

Background Many different risk stratification systems have been formulated for thyroid nodules, differing in their fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) indication, suggesting a lack of consensus around the world.

Keywords

• thyroid nodules
• Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System
• TIRADS
• thyroid ultrasound
• American College of Radiology
• Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology
• European Thyroid Association
• fine-needle aspiration cytology