This webinar video has discussed how ultrasound examination is the most frequently used method to assess thyroid gland abnormalities by radiologists and sonographers. The ultrasound "U" classification of thyroid nodules has been developed by the British Thyroid Association (BTA) as part of their 2014 guidelines on the management of thyroid cancer. It allows for classifying thyroid nodules into U1-U5 categories, with U1 being normal thyroid, U2 benign, U3 indeterminate, U4 suspicious for malignancy, and U5 likely malignant.
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Dr Youssef Mentias
Dr Youssef Mentias is the lead Consultant Head and Neck Radiologist at Sunderland Royal Hospitals and is a Fellow of the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology.