Thyroid nodules are clinically palpable in 4-7% of adults in the United States. With
ultrasound examination, thyroid nodules are identified in up to 70% of adults. In …

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is among the first diagnostic tools used in the evaluation of
thyroid nodules. It has the ability to triage patients with benign and malignant lesions, thus …

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is an important test for triaging patients with thyroid nodules.
The 2007 National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State-of-the-Science …

In the adult population, thyroid nodules are common and are increasingly detected by
ultrasound examination or other scanning techniques. Depending on their size and …

BACKGROUND: With increasing use of thyroid ultrasonography, thyroid nodules have been
found to be extremely common. For over 25 years, fine needle aspiration (FNA) has been …

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is an important diagnostic tool in patients with thyroid
lesions. Several systems have been proposed for the cyropathologic diagnosis of the thyroid …

Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) may be the procedure of choice in the
preoperative evaluation of thyroid nodules, yet it suffers as a modality both because of its …

Key Clinical Points Thyroid Nodules Thyroid nodules are common; the majority are benign.
Thyroid ultrasonographic characteristics and especially the results of ultrasonographically …

Background: Fine needle aspiration (FNA), although very reliable for cytologically benign
and malignant thyroid nodules, has much lower predictive value in the case of suspicious or …

Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies are the cornerstone of preoperative
evaluation of thyroid nodules, but FNA diagnostic performance has varied across different …