Thyroid nodule evaluation: what have we really learned from recent clinical guidelines?

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 393-395

  Carpi, A ^a   Mechanick, J I ^b   Nicolini, A ^a   Rubello, D ^c   Iervasi, G ^d   Bonazzi, V ^e,f   Giardino, R ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c S MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^e RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f Ant Italia Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration (FNA); Thyroid nodule evaluation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN; TRACER;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASSAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 33748913787     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.07.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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