Spinal needle improves diagnostic cytological specimens of thyroid nodules

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-28

  Cappelli, C ^a   Tironi, A ^a   Pirola, I ^a   Gandossi, E ^a   Delbarba, A ^a   Agosti, B ^a   Castellano, M ^a   Agabiti Rosei, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

FNAC; Spinal needle; Thyroid nodule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID CANCER; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID HYPERPLASIA; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 40949146162     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345562     Document Type: Article

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