Open AccessAssessment of diagnostic capacity and decision-making based on the 2015 American Thyroid Association ultrasound classification system
Author(s) -
Luis Mauricio HurtadoLópez,
Alfredo Carrillo-Muñoz,
Felipe-Rafael Zaldivar-Ramirez,
Erich Basurto-Kuba,
Blanca-Estela Monroy-Lozano
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of methodology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2222-0682
DOI - 10.5662/wjm.v12.i3.148
Subject(s) - thyroid nodules , medicine , thyroid cancer , radiology , thyroid , fine needle aspiration , pre and post test probability , biopsy , gold standard (test) , medical physics
This study evaluates the American Thyroid Association (ATA) ultrasound (US) classification system for the initial assessment of thyroid nodules to determine if it indeed facilitates clinical decision-making.