Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration of Thyroid

Amrikachi, Mojghan; Ramzy, Ibrahim; Rubenfeld, Sheldon; M. Wheeler, Thomas

doi:10.5858/2001-125-0484-aofnao

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Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration of Thyroid

Published in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine • Apr 1, 2001

Authors:

Mojghan Amrikachi

Ibrahim Ramzy

Sheldon Rubenfeld

Abstract

CONTEXT: Fine-needle aspiration has become an accepted and cost-effective procedure for rapid diagnosis of thyroid lesions. The routine use of fine-needle aspiration has reduced the rate of unnecessary surgery for thyroid nodules. OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy of fine-needle aspiration biops...

Subject

Medicine

Fine-needle aspiration

Medical diagnosis

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