Which Ultrasound Classification System is Best at Reducing Unnecessary Thyroid Nodule Biopsies?

Laryngoscope. 2021 Aug;131(8):1695-1696. doi: 10.1002/lary.29248. Epub 2020 Nov 4.

Authors

Juliette O Flam¹, Vikas Mehta¹, Richard V Smith¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, U.S.A.

PMID: 33147352
DOI: 10.1002/lary.29248

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle / statistics & numerical data*
Classification / methods*
Decision Making
Humans
Medical Overuse / prevention & control
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Thyroid Nodule / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Nodule / epidemiology
Thyroid Nodule / pathology*
Ultrasonography / classification*
Ultrasonography / statistics & numerical data
Unnecessary Procedures / ethics
Unnecessary Procedures / statistics & numerical data