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Comparison of decision making for the need for surgery according to historical practice, Modified McGill Thyroid Nodule Score, cytology alone, and our surgery rule set model
| Histology or 2-year follow-up | Predicted to not need/need surgery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients evaluated according to historical practice | Modified McGill Thyroid Nodule Score ≥ 8/ ≥ 9 |
Cytology alone | Rule set model | |
| Benign | 13/29 | 36/6 | 40/14 | 36/6 |
| 39/3 | ||||
| Nonbenign | 0/11 | 3/33 | 2/22 | 0/11 |
| 4/32 |
