Characterization of thyroid nodules using the proposed thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TI-RADS)

Head and Neck

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 541-547

  Cheng, Shih Ping ^a,b,c   Lee, Jie Jen ^a,b,c   Lin, Jiun Lu ^a   Chuang, Shih Ming ^a   Chien, Ming Nan ^a,b,d   Liu, Chien Liang ^a,c,d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

interobserver variability; thyroid; thyroid neoplasm; tumor size; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; THYROID CANCER; THYROID IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 84875355701     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.22985     Document Type: Review

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