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Employing caution when applying the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System for pediatric thyroid nodule management

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  1. Edward B Singleton Department of Radiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6701 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Marla B. K. Sammer

  2. Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Marla B. K. Sammer

  3. Radiology Associates of North Texas, Fort Worth, TX, USA

    Caroline L. Hollingsworth

  4. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

    A. Luana Stanescu & Ramesh S. Iyer

  5. Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

    A. Luana Stanescu & Ramesh S. Iyer

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Sammer, M.B.K., Hollingsworth, C.L., Stanescu, A.L. et al. Employing caution when applying the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System for pediatric thyroid nodule management. Pediatr Radiol 51, 1290–1293 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-021-05083-y

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