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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Report of results of pleural biopsy (Needle biopsy and open biopsy) in 108 cases and 245 biopsies [PDF]
1. The results of 245 pleural biopsies perfomed in 108 patients including 219 pleural needle biopsies and 26 pleural open biopsies were reported. The method of pleural biopsy seems to be superior to any other currently available diagnostic procedures for
Sohn, Isaack, Mc, Lt. Col.
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Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF and ustar easyNAT™ TB IAD for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis of children in Tanzania : a prospective descriptive study [PDF]
Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become a standard approach for diagnosis of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Ustar EasyNAT TB IAD nucleic acid amplification assays, against ...
Jugheli, Levan +17 more
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FNAC Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
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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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound relative to surgical staging in potentially resectable lung cancer: results from the ASTER randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Copyright @ Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2012. This work was produced by Sharples et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health.Objective: To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost ...
E Wheaton +37 more
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Fine-Needle Aspiration Under Guidance of Ultrasound Examination of Thyroid Lesions
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is the most common method for preoperative diagnosis of thyroid carcinomas including papillary carcinoma. The procedure is best performed with ultrasound by operator with professional skill and knowledge.
Lam, AK, Abe, I
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Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma [PDF]
The purpose of the current study was to determine the accuracy of the cytologic diagnosis of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB).During a 4-year period (1994-1998), 1664 lung FNABs were performed. Forty-nine patients with BAC diagnosed by FNAB and/or surgical biopsy formed the basis of this study.Twenty-four ...
L L, MacDonald, H M, Yazdi
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Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology:Introduction to the Yokohama Classification
Palpable breast lumps or non-palpable, imaging detected breast lesions require tissue sampling for diagnosis. Current practice recommendations include fine needle aspiration cytology or core needle biopsy samples as a method to obtain those samples ...
Tse, Gary +3 more
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS TA) has increasingly become imperative for pancreatic pathology in arriving at the correct diagnosis because of its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and availability at high-volume centers.
Daya Krishna Jha, Surinder Singh Rana
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Interobserver agreement of Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TIRADS) and strain elastography for the assessment of thyroid nodules [PDF]
Background: Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TIRADS) was developed to improve patient management and cost-effectiveness by avoiding unnecessary fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in patients with thyroid nodules.
Stefan Zeuzem +15 more
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