Table 6.

Synoptic reporting of cervical ultrasonography in thyroid cancer (preoperative or surveillance)

Feature	Characteristic
Thyroid lobe (thyroid bed if post resection)	Size of left, right lobes, isthmus,
	Thyroid nodules; size, number, location
	Thyroid bed nodules; size, number, location
	Proximity to vital structures (cervical viscera, RLN)
Central and lateral nodal compartments	Location of LNs; neck level, laterality
	Characteristics of suspicious LNs, including size and number of LNs
	Proximity to vital structures (cervical viscera, RLN)
Comparison to previous scan	Characterize changes
Malignancy risk	High, intermediate, low-risk of malignancy, benign

LN – lymph nodes, RLN – recurrence laryngeal nerve