Application of the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System in thyroid ultrasonography interpretation by less experienced physicians Su Yeon Ko1, 2, Hye Sun Lee3, Eun-Kyung Kim1, Jin Young Kwak1 1
Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; 2Department of Radiology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National School of Medicine, Jeju; 3Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Medical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Purpose: To verify the usefulness of the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) for thyroid nodule diagnosis by less experienced physicians. Methods: From March 2012 to May 2012, ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration was performed in 204 thyroid nodules in 195 consecutive patients by four less experienced radiologists (
Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul; 2Department of Radiology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National School of Medicine, Jeju; 3Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Medical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Purpose: To verify the usefulness of the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) for thyroid nodule diagnosis by less experienced physicians. Methods: From March 2012 to May 2012, ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration was performed in 204 thyroid nodules in 195 consecutive patients by four less experienced radiologists (
