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ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY Tessler, F. N., Middleton, W. D., Grant, E. G., Hoang, J. K., Berland, L. L., Teefey, S. A., Cronan, J. J., Beland, M. D., Desser, T. S., Frates, M. C., Hammers, L. W., Hamper, U. M., Langer, J. E., Reading, C. C., Scoutt, L. M., Stavros, A. T. 2017; 14 (5): 587-595

Abstract

Thyroid nodules are a frequent finding on neck sonography. Most nodules are benign; therefore, many nodules are biopsied to identify the small number that are malignant or require surgery for a definitive diagnosis. Since 2009, many professional societies and investigators have proposed ultrasound-based risk stratification systems to identify nodules that warrant biopsy or sonographic follow-up. Because some of these systems were founded on the BI-RADS(®) classification that is widely used in breast imaging, their authors chose to apply the acronym TI-RADS, for Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System. In 2012, the ACR convened committees to (1) provide recommendations for reporting incidental thyroid nodules, (2) develop a set of standard terms (lexicon) for ultrasound reporting, and (3) propose a TI-RADS on the basis of the lexicon. The committees published the results of the first two efforts in 2015. In this article, the authors present the ACR TI-RADS Committee's recommendations, which provide guidance regarding management of thyroid nodules on the basis of their ultrasound appearance. The authors also describe the committee's future directions.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.01.046

View details for PubMedID 28372962