To assess approaches to the diagnosis and therapy of patients with nontoxic multinodular
goiter, a questionnaire was circulated to all members of the American Thyroid Association …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the overall performance
of sonography for staging papillary thyroid carcinoma. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. Ninety …

Thyroid nodules (TN) are a common clinical problem. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the
thyroid now is practiced worldwide and proves to be the most economical and reliable …

Several studies have shown that ultrasound guidance can serve as a valuable aid in
improving the diagnostic yield of fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of thyroid nodules. In …

Purpose To systematically appraise and summarize the available evidence about the
diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (USFNA) for thyroid …

AIM: To evaluate the effects of sonographic characteristics of thyroid nodules, the diameter
of needle used for sampling, and sampling technique on obtaining sufficient cytological …

Clinically palpable thyroid nodules are present in 4% to 7% of the adult population in the
United States [1, 2]. The prevalence of thyroid nodules is higher in women and increases …

Thyroid nodules are very common, and although the majority are benign, approximately 5%
may harbor malignancy. The evaluation of the patient with solitary thyroid nodule is …

Abstract The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored the NCI Thyroid Fine Needle
Aspiration (FNA) State of the Science Conference on October 22–23, 2007 in Bethesda, MD …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to determine the likelihood of malignancy in
thyroid nodules and the risk of a nondiagnostic fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) on the …