… a core needle (CNB) is believed to be reliable improvement on FNAB, bringing high diagnostic
yield [12, 13]. The aim of the current meta-analysis was to compare the diagnostic value …

… Aims Studies comparing the diagnostic yield of EUS guided FNA versus FNB have reached
… the diagnostic yield of FNA with FNB, and specifically evaluating the diagnostic value of …

… Additional oscillations do not increase the diagnostic yield because they may lead to needle
occlusion and may increase the chance of complications and infiltration of red blood cells in …

… In the current study, we examine the affect of differing case volume on the diagnostic yield
and interpretation of thyroid FNA, in a regional setting, as we hypothesize that this variable …

… (EUS) guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) plays an important role in the diagnosis of
various lesions. We sought to determine factors that influence the diagnostic yield of EUS–FNA, …

… Our primary objective was to identify factors that affect diagnostic yield. Our secondary
objectives … risk-adjusted, hospital-level diagnostic yields as a possible quality improvement tool. …

… the diagnostic yield and accuracy for lesions aspirated by … small tumors may have a lower
diagnostic yield. In contrast to … strongly contributed to the diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy for …

… for EUS-FNA of SPL appears to have a higher initial diagnostic yield and fewer specimens
… 25 G needle to achieve a O 95% diagnostic yield. The routine use of 25-G needles for SPL …

… By analyzing all patients who underwent EBUS-TBNA over an 18-month period, we sought
to assess the diagnostic yield and sampling adequacy of convex probe EBUS-TBNA in …

… needle) which reduces time and risk of the procedure. Sample quality increases the diagnostic
yield … Adequacy is a more direct measure of sampling performance than diagnostic yield …