Use of an Easily Applicable Thyroid Imaging-Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): Our Kwak TI-RADS Experience (original) (raw)

2021, Iranian Journal of Radiology

Background: Early detection of malignant thyroid nodules is possible using ultrasonography (US)-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB), which is a minimally invasive and easily applicable method. There are several guidelines based on the US findings, including the Thyroid Imaging-Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS), to identify patients requiring FNAB or patients with nodules suspicious of malignancy. Objectives: To emphasize the importance of the easily applicable Kwak TI-RADS classification system. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the radiological and pathological findings of 641 consecutive patients, who underwent US-FNAB in our center, were retrospectively evaluated. The relationship between the cytological/histopathological results and the US findings was investigated using univariate and multivariate analyses. The results were also compared with the data in the literature. Results: In the univariate analysis, US features, including the presence of a...

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