Cytopathologist-performed ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and core-needle biopsy: A prospective study of 500 consecutive cases

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 317-324

  Lieu, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Fine Needle Aspiration Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Core needle biopsy; Cytopathologist performed; Nonpalpable mass; Ultrasound guided FNA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CHILD; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID MASS; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THYROID NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 43049131449     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20800     Document Type: Article

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