Evaluation of thyroid ultrasound reports’ quality in the Community of Madrid, Spain
Authors' conclusion
Most thyroid ultrasound reports issued in the Community of Madrid provide insufficient data to make management decisions regarding thyroid nodules.
Study context
- Population
- Thyroid US reports of patients evaluated in endocrine outpatient clinics of 8 academic hospitals, Community of Madrid, 2021–2022reports
- Participants
- 1,234 reports
- Exposure
- Reports by year, informant specialty and origin
- Outcome
- Quality of thyroid US reports: adequate description (for all nodules ≥1 cm) of 8 features (number and axes of dimensions, composition, echogenicity, margins, shape, calcifications, category of suspicion)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, consecutive reports, 8 academic hospitals
- Multicentre
- Consecutive reports
- 8 academic hospitals
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Reports from 2021
- 63%
- Issued by radiologists
- 82%
- Issued in-house
- 89%
- Composition reported
- 79%
- Echogenicity reported
- 72%
- Remaining features appropriately described
- less than half of the reports
- Reports good to select nodules for biopsy
- 40%
- Sufficient data to assess growth during follow-up
- 23%
- Met both quality criteria
- 13%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Outsourced vs In-house
Number of described features by report origin · overall quality worse in outsourced centers
P < 0.001
Endocrinologist vs Radiologist
Number of described features by informant specialty · overall quality better when issued by endocrinologists
P < 0.001
Original publication
Evaluation of thyroid ultrasound reports’ quality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Eur Thyroid J. Published 7 February 2025. doi:10.
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