Compared to other guidelines, ACR TI-RADS results in a decreased number of thyroid nodules which are either followed or given a recommendation of fine needle aspiration (FNA). Find out on this podcast hosted by Amber Liles, MD, MPH, what thyroid malignancies are missed and why and how changes in size thresholds might affect ACR TI-RADS performance and outcomes.
For more on this read the new AJR article "Analysis of Malignant Thyroid Nodules That Do Not Meet American College Of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System Criteria for Fine Needle Aspiration" https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.20.23123