· Location (example—right upper lobe/if anterior or posterior) |
· Nodule size (in three dimensions) |
· Category of the ultrasonographic characteristics of the thyroid nodule: o Composition of the nodule: § Solid, cystic or spongiform o Echogenicity: § Isoechoic, hyperechoic, hypoechoic o Margins: § Regular § Irregular § Defined as infiltrative, micro-lobulated or spiculated o Presence and type of calcifications: § Marco-calcifications or microcalcifications o Shape: § If the nodule is taller than wide o Vascularity: § Central or peripheral |