Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules smaller than 5 mm in the maximum diameter: Assessment of efficacy and pathological findings

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 435-440

  Dong, Wook Kim ^a   Auh, Whan Park ^a   Eun, Joo Lee ^a   Hye, Jung Choo ^a   Sang, Hyo Kim ^a   Sang, Hyub Lee ^a   Jae, Wook Eom ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fine needle biopsies; Microcarcinoma; Thyroid, nodule; Ultrasound (US)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SURGERY; ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 70349164003     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2009.10.5.435     Document Type: Article

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