Rapid onsite evaluation improves the adequacy of fine-needle aspiration for thyroid lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Thyroid (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 428
• Main Authors: Witt, Benjamin L, Schmidt, Robert L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Biopsy, Fine-Needle - methods; Humans; Thyroid Gland - diagnostic imaging; Thyroid Gland - pathology; Thyroid Nodule - diagnostic imaging; Thyroid Nodule - pathology; Time Factors; Ultrasonography

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) with ultrasonography guidance is one of the optimal techniques for the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules. A significant subset of thyroid FNAs continues to be inadequate for interpretation, which potentially leads to increased costs from repeat aspirations. Numero...