<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Thyroid nodules are very common in the general population. Most are benign and even those that are malignant are typically slow-growing and do not require treatment. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of thyroid nodules has resulted in significant healthcare costs. ACR TI-RADS was developed to address these concerns, and reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies and follow-up intervals. ACR TI-RADS offers a point-based risk stratification system centered on five sonographic features: consistency, echogenicity, shape, margins and echogenic foci. While the system has noticeable benefits and comparable accuracy with other available risk stratification systems (ATA, EU-TIRADS and K-TIRADS), there are inherent challenges relating to suboptimal inter-reader agreement. In this article, we include 10 educational tips that may be helpful to the ultrasound practitioner for improving the consistency of nodule interpretation with ACR TI-RADS.</p></abstract>

Thyroid nodules are very common in the general population. Most are benign and even those that are malignant are typically slow-growing and do not require treatment. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of thyroid nodules has resulted in significant healthcare costs. ACR TI-RADS was developed to address these concerns, and reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies and follow-up intervals. ACR TI-RADS offers a point-based risk stratification system centered on five sonographic features: consistency, echogenicity, shape, margins and echogenic foci. While the system has noticeable benefits and comparable accuracy with other available risk stratification systems (ATA, EU-TIRADS and K-TIRADS), there are inherent challenges relating to suboptimal inter-reader agreement. In this article, we include 10 educational tips that may be helpful to the ultrasound practitioner for improving the consistency of nodule interpretation with ACR TI-RADS.

Tips for improving consistency of thyroid nodule interpretation with ACR TI-RADS

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Thyroid nodules are very common in the general population. Most are benign and even those that are malignant are typically slow-growing and do not require...

Tips for improving consistency of thyroid nodule interpretation with ACR TI-RADS

Article Category: Pictorial essay

Published Online: Feb 08, 2022

Page range: 51 - 56

Received: Oct 07, 2021

Accepted: Dec 07, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0009

Keywords
education, thyroid nodules, thyroid, ultrasound

© 2022 Gavin Low, Meredith Bara, Yang Du , Prayash Katlariwala, Roger Croutze, Katrin Resch, Jonathan Porter, Medica Sam, Mitchell Wilson, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Tips for improving consistency of thyroid nodule interpretation with ACR TI-RADS

Article Category: Pictorial essay

Published Online: Feb 08, 2022

Page range: 51 - 56

Received: Oct 07, 2021

Accepted: Dec 07, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0009

Keywordseducation, thyroid nodules, thyroid, ultrasound

© 2022 Gavin Low, Meredith Bara, Yang Du , Prayash Katlariwala, Roger Croutze, Katrin Resch, Jonathan Porter, Medica Sam, Mitchell Wilson, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
education, thyroid nodules, thyroid, ultrasound