• Node size (in three dimensions) |
• The location (example—right upper lobe/if anterior or posterior) |
• Description of the ultrasonographic characteristics of the thyroid nodule: o Composition of the nodule: § Solid, cystic or spongiform o Ecogenicity: § Isoechoic, hyperechoic, hypoechoic o Margins: § Regular § Irregular: § Defined as infiltrative, microlobed or spiculated o Presence and type of calcifications: § Marcocalcifications or microcalcifications o Shape: § If the nodule is taller than wide o Vascularity: § Central or peripheral |