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Table 5 (abstract A11). The scoring system of US features (patterns) assessed in thyroid nodules/focal lesions. Low risk US pattern – 0 < 3 points; intermediate risk US pattern – ≥ 3 < 7 points; high risk US pattern - ≥ 7 points [3]

From: Abstracts and short papers from the 5th Congress of the Polish Thyroid Association, Poznan, 3-5 September, 2015

CODE (each feature – 1 point)

C

Calcifications

Max. no. of points – 4

O

Orientation

D

Doppler

E

Echogenicity

HELM (each feature – 0.5 point)

H

Halo

Max. no. of points – 2

E

Echostructure

L

Largeness

M

Margin

AL (each feature – 3 points)

A

Augmentation

Max. no. of points – 6

L

Lymph node involvement