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Cytology results were collected for each patient. Two radiologists blinded to cytology results independently, retrospectively reviewed imaging of the referrals, and rescored them according to 2015 ATA and 2017 ACR TI-RADS risk stratification systems. Statistical analysis was completed using chi-square analysis and calculation of \u03ba statistic for interobserver variability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No report completely addressed all features associated with malignancy. Over half of the reports did not include descriptors on echogenicity, shape, margin, or echogenic foci. In all, 9.3% of biopsies showed malignant histology. Rescoring of referrals demonstrated decrease in biopsy referrals by 55% as per 2017 ACR TI-RADS and 14% as per 2015 ATA ( P &lt; .0001). There was no impact on detection of malignancy with adherence to ATA or ACR criteria and less interobserver variability with application of 2017 ACR TI-RADS compared to 2015 ATA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thyroid ultrasound report quality was found variable with respect to nodule description. Reports recommended biopsy based on nodule size with no detailed description of other imaging features. 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