A meta-analysis of comparing fine-needle aspiration and frozen section for evaluating thyroid nodules

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 916-920

  Peng, Yan ^a   Wang, Helen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Fine needle aspiration; Frozen section; Meta analysis; Thyroid nodules

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 57349133019     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20943     Document Type: Article

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