Improved fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology results with a near patient diagnosis service for breast lesions

Cytopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-37

  Dray, M ^a   Mayall, F ^a   Darlington, A ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Audit; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Near patient diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST LESION; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033957060     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2000.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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