Detection of Malignancy Among Suspicious Thyroid Nodules <1 cm on Ultrasound with Various Thyroid Image Reporting and Data Systems

In patients undergoing active surveillance of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma, definitive therapy-usually preceded by a definitive diagnostic procedure-is not recommended until evidence of disease progression is obtained, as stated in the American Thyroid Association guidelines. This is because the deferring of definitive diagnosis and therapy until disease progression has no impact on the disease-specific survival. This study evaluated the...