Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine whether the Korean-Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (K-TIRADS) 4 nodules can be subcategorized by ultrasonography (US)-based stratification of malignancy risk, and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the modified biopsy criterion based on the subcategorization of the K-TIRADS 4 category in a multicenter cohort.Materials and Methods: A total of 1,541 K-TIRADS 4 nodules (≥ 1 cm) with final diagnoses were include...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of biopsy criteria in four society ultrasonography (US)-based risk stratification systems (RSSs) or thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TIRADS) including the 2021 Korean (K)-TIRADS for thyroid nodules.Methods: Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, and KoreaMed databases were searched and other eligible articles by manual search were included to identify original articles invest...

Objectives: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is considered an alternative treatment for benign thyroid nodules and malignant thyroid cancers. There were various clinical practice guidelines from international societies for ablation of benign thyroid nodules. Recently, RFA is becoming a promising treatment choice for recurrence thyroid cancer, and RFA is suggested as a minimally invasive treatment for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). Several international societie...