Table 1.

Scope of the guidelines

Scope of the guidelines	Comment
Disease/condition	Benign thyroid nodules
Guideline category	Ultrasound-guided RFA
Clinical specialty	Thyroid specialists (radiologists, endocrinologists, surgeons, and other thyroid specialists)
Guideline objective	To evaluate the use of RFA for patients with benign thyroid nodules
Target population	Patients with benign thyroid nodules
Interventions	RFA
Major outcomes considered	Utility of RFA for treating benign thyroid nodules and decision-making issues

RFA: Radiofrequency ablation