Performance of EU-TIRADS in malignancy risk stratification of thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis.

Marco CastellanaGiorgio GraniMaija RadzinaVito GuerraLuca GiovanellaMaurilio DeandreaRose NguCosimo DurantePierpaolo Trimboli

Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2020)

A limited number of studies generally conducted using a retrospective design was found. Acknowledging this limitation, the performance of EU-TIRADS in stratifying the risk of thyroid nodules was high. Also, EU-TIRADS class 5 showed moderate evidence of detecting malignant lesions.

Keyphrases

high intensity
case control