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

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

There are no guidelines for reporting incidental thyroid nodules seen on CT and MR imaging. We evaluated radiologists' current reporting practices for incidental thyroid nodules detected on these imaging modalities.

Materials and methods

Radiologists were surveyed regarding their reporting practices by using 14 scenarios of incidental thyroid nodules differing in size, patient demographics, and clinical history. Scenarios were evaluated for the following: 1) radiologists' most commonly selected response, and 2) the proportion of radiologists selecting that response (degree of agreement). These measures were used to determine how the patient scenario and characteristics of the radiologists affected variability in practice.

Results

One hundred fif

SUBMITTER: Hoang JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7965153 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature