Physician-Reported Misuse of Thyroid Ultrasonography

JAMA Surg. 2020 Oct 1;155(10):984-986. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2507.

Authors

Debbie W Chen^{1

2}, David Reyes-Gastelum^{1

2}, Archana Radhakrishnan², Ann S Hamilton³, Kevin C Ward⁴, Megan R Haymart^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

This cohort study surveyed practicing physicians in the US about their use of thyroid ultrasonography to examine the rate at which misuse occurs.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Female
Georgia / epidemiology
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Los Angeles / epidemiology
Male
Medical Overuse / statistics & numerical data*
Physicians / statistics & numerical data*
Professional Practice / statistics & numerical data
SEER Program / statistics & numerical data
Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Neoplasms / epidemiology
Ultrasonography / statistics & numerical data*
United States / epidemiology
Unnecessary Procedures / statistics & numerical data

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