TIRADS Management Guidelines in the Investigation of Thyroid Nodules; Illustrating the Concerns, Costs, and Performance.
Tom James CawoodGeorgia Rose MackayPenny Jane HuntDonal O'SheaStephen SkehanYi MaPublished in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2020)
Perhaps surprisingly, the performance ACR-TIRADS may often be no better than random selection. The management guidelines may be difficult to justify from a cost/benefit perspective. A prospective validation study that determines the true performance of TIRADS in the real-world is needed.
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