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. 2019 Apr 4;19:28. doi: 10.1186/s12880-019-0328-2

Table 2.

Comparison of Malignancy Rate According to Various Guidelines

TIRADS Suspicious nodule on US Confirmed as cancer Malignancy rate
Total (n = 390) Web-based TIRADS(≥ 8) 199 (51.0) 178 (70.1) 70.1%
K-TIRADS High Suspicion 226 (57.9) 198 (78.0) 78.0%
ATA guidelines High Suspicion 235 (60.3) 205 (96.2) 96.2%
Russ et al. (≥ 4B) 278 (71.3) 217 (85.4) 85.4%

Data indicate the number of lesions

Numbers in parentheses indicate percentages

TIRADS thyroid image reporting and data system, ATA american thyroid association