Thyroid Cancers Incidentally Detected at Imaging in a 10-year Period: How Many Cancers Would Be Missed with Use of the Recommendations from the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound?

A large retrospective review of 2090 patients with thyroidectomy and comparison with the ultrasound findings. This confirms a low proportion of false negative results when the SRU guidelines are applied to thyroid ultrasounds. Furthermore the 'missed' cancers tended to be of lower grade than those that met the SRU guidelines.

PICO Analysis:
Population: 2090 patients with full or hemi-thyroidectomy
Intervention: thyroid ultrasound by SRU guidelines
Comparison: pathology
Outcome: False negative rate

Reference: Pubmed Full Text
Link: SRU Conference Statement (Radiology, 2005)