Thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy: Do we really need an on-site cytopathologist?

Cengic I., TÜRELİ D., Ahiskali R., BUĞDAYCI O., Aydin H., Aribal E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, cilt.83, sa.4, ss.680-683, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 83 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.01.009
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.680-683
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroid nodule, Fine needle aspiration biopsy, Specimen adequacy, Image-guided intervention, NODULES, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS, CANCER
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The aim of this single center study is to evaluate the effectiveness of performing ultrasound-guided thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) performed by the radiologist alone without an on-site cytopathologist.