Table 4 Comparison of malignancy rates with four TI-RADSs.

From: Malignancy risk stratification of thyroid nodules: comparisons of four ultrasound Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems in surgically resected nodules

Scoring System and Category

Final Diagnosis*

Recommended Malignancy Risk (%)

Calculated Malignancy Rate (%)

P Value

Benign (n = 547)

Malignant (n = 464)

TI-RADS H

    

<0.001

2

67 (12.2)

0 (0.0)

0.0

0.0

 

3

201 (36.7)

5 (1.1)

<5.0

2.4

 

4a

121 (22.1)

11 (2.4)

5.0–10.0

8.3

 

4b

125 (22.9)

177 (38.1)

11.0–65.0

58.6

 

4c

30 (5.5)

188 (40.5)

66.0–95.0

86.2

 

5

3 (0.6)

83 (17.9)

>95.0

96.5

 

TI-RADS P

    

<0.001

1

198 (36.2)

2 (0.4)

0.0–7.0

1.0

 

2

192 (35.1)

13 (2.8)

8.0–23.0

6.3

 

3

81 (14.8)

62 (13.4)

24.0–50.0

43.4

 

4

76 (13.9)

332 (71.5)

51.0–90.0

81.4

 

5

0 (0.0)

55 (11.9)

91.0–100.0

100.0

 

TI-RADS K

    

<0.001

2

154 (28.2)

0 (0.0)

0.0

0.0

 

3

133 (24.3)

4 (0.9)

2.0–2.8

2.9

 

4a

123 (22.5)

11 (2.4)

3.6–12.7

8.2

 

4b

92 (16.8)

56 (12.1)

6.8–37.8

37.8

 

4c

42 (7.7)

345 (74.3)

21.0–91.9

89.1

 

5

3 (0.5)

48 (10.3)

88.7–97.9

94.1

 

TI-RADS R

    

<0.001

2

68 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

0.0

0.0

 

3

179 (32.7)

3 (0.6)

<2.0

2.6

 

4a

214 (39.1)

42 (9.1)

2.0–10.0

16.4

 

4b

80 (14.6)

299 (64.4)

10.0–95.0

78.9

 

5

6 (1.1)

120 (25.9)

> 95.0

95.2

 
  1. *Data are numbers of patients, with percentages in parentheses.