Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2020 Background Thyroid ultrasound is usually used to risk-stratify incidental thyroid nodules. Nodules with high risk sonographic features for malignancy are evaluated by fine-needle aspiration.
Noura Nachawi +3 more
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Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2019 Background: Fine needle aspiration cytology and core needle biopsy are reliable procedures for breast cancer detection. Core needle biopsy is an established alternative to surgical biopsy for diagnosis and prognostication. However, there may be a concern
Uma Bhatta +3 more
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Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions: a retrospective study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The negative predictive value of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions remains low, and the biopsy specimens are sometimes inadequate for appropriate pathological diagnosis.To evaluate the ...
Xiaojia Hou +6 more
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Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2023 Background/Aims The purpose of this study was to compare the results of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and fine-needle biopsy (FNB) performed at the same site in a single session in the same patient.
Shivaraj Afzalpurkar +5 more
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Imaging-guided chest biopsies: techniques and clinical results [PDF]
, 2017 Background This article aims to comprehensively describe indications, contraindications, technical aspects, diagnostic accuracy and complications of percutaneous lung biopsy.
ANDRANI, FABRIZIO +6 more
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Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Intraorbital Tumors
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2012 Pur po se: To evaluate the patients with intraocular tumors who underwent diagnostic fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Ma te ri al and Met hod: Between May 2003 and June 2009, fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed in 14 patients with an intraocular ...
Reşat Duman +2 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy Needles Provide Higher Diagnostic Yield Compared to Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Needles When Sampling Solid Pancreatic Lesions: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2021 Background/Aims Studies comparing the utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) for solid pancreatic lesions have been inconclusive with no clear superiority ...
Benjamin D. Renelus +4 more
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Point‐of‐care ultrasound scan as the primary modality for evaluating parotid tumors
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022 Objectives This study aimed to explore ultrasonography as a single imaging modality for the initial assessment of parotid lesions compared to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods A retrospective cross‐sectional study was
Jennifer L. Harb +3 more
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Mediastinal syndrome from plasmablastic lymphoma in human immunodeficiency virus and human herpes virus 8 negative patient with polycythemia vera: a case report [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Plasmoblastic lymphoma is a rare and aggressive subtype of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, which occurs usually in the jaw of immunocompromised subjects.
Anzalone, A. +13 more
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FNAC Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013 Cutaneous leishmaniasis is rare in Nepal although visceral leishmaniasis and post-kalazar dermal leishmansis have frequently been reported. Diagnosis is often made in skin biopsy.
Abhimanyu Jha, Dipendra Gurung
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