AUTHOR=Yang Zhijie , Gao Xin , Yang Lu 

TITLE=Predictors and a prediction model for positive fine needle aspiration biopsy in C-TIRADS 4 thyroid nodules

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Endocrinology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1154984

DOI=10.3389/fendo.2023.1154984

ISSN=1664-2392

ABSTRACT=Objectives: To screen out the predictors and establish a prediction model of positive fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the Chinese Guidelines for Malignant Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodule Ultrasound (C-TIRADS) 4 thyroid nodules, and this nomogram can help clinicians evaluate the risk of positive FNAB and determine if FNAB is necessary. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 547 patients who had C-TIRADS 4 thyroid nodules and underwent fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) at the Second