… It is our experience that a window of 36 h after CNB is in most cases sufficient to come to a
definite and reliable diagnosis prior to such multidisciplinary meeting. In this workup scheme, …

… to provide a reliable diagnosis, the use of 14-gauge or larger needles with an excursion
of … shown that the diagnostic accuracy increases significantly with increasing needle size [24]; …

… In conclusion, our data suggest that image-guided coreneedle biopsy may be a useful tool
in the diagnosis of HD and NHL. When immunocytochemical methods are used, pathologic …

… This study reinforces the view that free-hand core needle is reliable and should be considered
the biopsy method of choice for palpable soft tissue tumours 6-12. With the exception of …

… reliable tool for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules. Nonetheless, a proportion of FNA samples
are categorized into non-diagnostic … To overcome this limitation of FNA, core needle biopsy (…

… In conclusion, we demonstrate that at least three core needle biopsies performed under
3D-US validation are sufficient to obtain a reliable histological diagnosis of breast lesions. This …

… There is still debate within the literature regarding the optimal number of cores that should
… number of cores obtained using USguided core needle biopsy to reliably diagnose breast …

… • Core-needle biopsy of thyroid has a low ratio non-diagnostic and indeterminate results. …
In these lesions, however, CNB can obtain a reliable diagnosis [37]. False positive ratio was …

… diagnosed. As far as we know, there are no published studies in which the number of cores
required for reliable histopathlogic diagnosis … of cores required for histopathologic diagnosis …

… The sensitivity and specificity of core needle biopsy were 95% (97/… -diagnostic tumours
were correctly diagnosed. Conclusion. Core needle biopsy is an accurate and reliable diagnostic …