Single versus sequential fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the management of thyroid nodular disease

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-18

  Furlan, Julio C ^a,b   Bedard, Yvan C ^a   Rosen, Irving B ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANADA; CANCER RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 14744267818     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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