High variability in radiologists' reporting practices for incidental thyroid nodules detected on CT and MRI

JK Hoang, A Riofrio, MR Bashir… - American journal …, 2014 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There are no guidelines for reporting incidental thyroid
nodules seen on CT and MR imaging. We evaluated radiologists' current reporting practices …

Radiology reports for incidental thyroid nodules on CT and MRI: high variability across subspecialties

AT Grady, JA Sosa… - American Journal …, 2015 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Variability in radiologists' reporting styles and
recommendations for incidental thyroid nodules can lead to confusion among clinicians and …

Incidental thyroid nodules on CT or MRI: discordance between what we report and what receives workup

TP Tanpitukpongse, AT Grady… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of incidental thyroid
nodules (ITNs) reported on CT or MRI that receive additional workup and the factors that …

Incidental thyroid nodules on CT: evaluation of 2 risk-categorization methods for work-up of nodules

XV Nguyen, KR Choudhury… - American Journal …, 2013 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Thyroid nodules are common incidental findings on CT,
but there are no clear guidelines regarding their further diagnostic work-up. This study …

Benign and malignant thyroid incidentalomas are rare in routine clinical practice: a review of 97,908 imaging studies

A Uppal, MG White, S Nagar, B Aschebrook-Kilfoy… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2015 - AACR
Purpose: Thyroid nodules incidentally identified on imaging are thought to contribute to the
increasing incidence of thyroid cancer. We aim to determine the true rate of incidental …

Understanding the risks and harms of management of incidental thyroid nodules: a review

JK Hoang, XV Nguyen - JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Incidental thyroid nodules are defined as nodules originally detected in a patient
with no thyroid-related clinical symptoms, examination findings, or suspected thyroid …

Managing incidental thyroid nodules detected on imaging: white paper of the ACR Incidental Thyroid Findings Committee

JK Hoang, JE Langer, WD Middleton, CC Wu… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
The incidental thyroid nodule (ITN) is one of the most common incidental findings on
imaging studies that include the neck. An ITN is defined as a nodule not previously detected …

Imaging-detected incidental thyroid nodules that undergo surgery: a single-center experience over 1 year

M Bahl, JA Sosa, RC Nelson… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Incidental thyroid nodules are commonly seen on
imaging, and their work-up can ultimately lead to surgery. We describe characteristics and …

Developing a registry for thyroid incidentalomas: lessons learned and the path forward

L Davies, E Pichiotino, WC Black, ANA Tosteson - Thyroid, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Background: Incidentalomas are findings on an imaging test done for other reasons, for
which there are no matching symptoms in the patient. They are common in the adrenal …

Variability in management recommendations for incidental thyroid nodules detected on CT of the cervical spine in the emergency department

BE Lehnert, CK Sandstrom, JA Gross, M Dighe… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Incidental thyroid nodules are common on CT. Variability in management
recommendations for these nodules due to a lack of accepted CT base guidelines has not …