1 Recommendations

1 Recommendations

1.1 The evidence on the safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound for symptomatic benign thyroid nodules raises no major safety concerns, however the current evidence on its efficacy is limited in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or research. Find out what special arrangements mean on the NICE interventional procedures guidance page.

1.2 Clinicians wishing to do high-intensity focused ultrasound for symptomatic benign thyroid nodules should:

1.3 Further research should report details of patient selection, nodule size and position, and whether the nodule is cystic.

  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)