Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules

Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 251-256

  Cai, X J ^a   Valiyaparambath, N ^a   Nixon, P ^a   Waghorn, A ^a   Giles, T ^a   Helliwell, T ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Thyroid nodules; Ultrasound scan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748595583     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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