Journal club: Incidental thyroid nodules detected at imaging: Can diagnostic workup be reduced by use of the society of radiologists in ultrasound recommendations and the three-tiered system?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-24

  Hobbs, Hasan A ^a   Bahl, Manisha ^a   Nelson, Rendon C ^a   Kranz, Peter G ^a   Esclamado, Ramon M ^a   Wnuk, Nathan M ^b   Hoang, Jenny K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CT; Guidelines; Incidental thyroid nodules; Ultrasound; Workup

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; ULTRASOUND; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84891943881     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.13.10972     Document Type: Note

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