Publications by authors named "Ilana Jaye Halperin"
Objectives: Electronic health records (EHRs) allow standardized data capture for robust quality and performance assessments, but data quality issues may exist. This study compared extracted structured EHR data with chart review from endocrinologists' health-care records at a large, academic ambulatory hospital in Toronto, Ontario.
Methods: Consecutive chart review for the first 10 patients with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes seen between January 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016 was sampled for each of the 10 endocrinologists within the diabetes program, and electronic data extraction was also completed for a core set of structured diabetes care elements.
Retrospective Application of the 2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Ultrasound Classification, Biopsy Indications, and Follow-up Imaging of Thyroid Nodules: Can Improved Reporting Decrease Testing?
Can Assoc Radiol J
February 2019
Introduction: Thyroid ultrasound has been widely used to determine which nodules need further investigation. The goal of this study is to determine if using an ultrasonographic features checklist based on 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines can improve reporting and decrease unnecessary further testing.
Methods: In this retrospective study, ultrasonographic images of all nodules biopsied at our institution in 2014 and 2015 were reviewed by radiologists blinded to fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy result using a checklist.
Objective: To determine the incidence of malignancy, follow-up ultrasound (US), and repeat fine needle aspiration (FNA) in thyroid nodules that have been previously biopsied as benign.
Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive study of benign thyroid nodules evaluated by US between 2010-2011. We determined the frequency of follow-up ultrasounds and FNAs, mean years of follow-up, interval between follow-up US, change in nodule size, reasons for repeat FNA (rFNA), frequency of thyroidectomy, and thyroid malignancy during 5 years of follow-up.