Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	73452
Country	Mexico

Received	2021-12-22 22:29
Peer-Review Started	2021-12-22 22:30
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Category	Endocrinology & Metabolism
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Assessment of diagnostic capacity and decision-making based on the 2015 American Thyroid Association ultrasound classification system
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Luis-Mauricio Hurtado-Lopez, Alfredo Carrillo-Muñoz, Felipe-Rafael Zaldivar-Ramirez, Erich Otto Paul Basurto-Kuba and Blanca-Estela Monroy-Lozano
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Luis-Mauricio Hurtado-Lopez, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Thyroid Clinic, Hospital General de Mexico, Dr. Balmis 148, Doctores, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City 06720, Mexico. hurtado@clinicadetiroides.com.mx
Key Words	Thyroid nodule; Thyroid cancer; Ultrasound; Bayesian analysis; Systematic review; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	There is no analysis that evaluates the real diagnostic value of the 2015 American Thyroid Association thyroid nodule risk patterns and their usefulness for clinical decision-making; thus, we undertook this study to quantify both values.
Publish Date	2022-05-19 00:49
Citation	Hurtado-Lopez LM, Carrillo-Muñoz A, Zaldivar-Ramirez FR, Basurto-Kuba EOP, Monroy-Lozano BE. Assessment of diagnostic capacity and decision-making based on the 2015 American Thyroid Association ultrasound classification system. World J Methodol 2022; 12(3): 148-163
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v12/i3/148.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v12.i3.148

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