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. 2021 Jun 9;94(1123):20201444. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20201444

Table 2.

Thresholds for FNA or follow-up by category with ACR-TIRADS and AI-TIRADS

TIRADS grad FNA indicated Follow-up indicated
TR 1 no No
TR 2 no No
TR 3 ≥2.5 cm ≥1.5 cm 1,3 and 5 years
TR 4 ≥1.5 cm ≥1 cm 1,2,3 and 5 years
TR 5 ≥1 cm ≥0.5 cm annual for up to 5 years

ACR-TIRADS, American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System; AI-TIRADS, Artificial Intelligence TIRADS; FNA, fine needle aspiration.