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New Sonographic Criteria for Recommending Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Nonpalpable Solid Nodules of the Thyroid

American Journal of Roentgenology · 2002 · Vol. 178(3) · pp. 687–691

Eun‐Kyung Kim✉(Severance Hospital)Cheong Soo Park(Severance Hospital)Woung Youn Chung(Severance Hospital)Ki Keun Oh(Severance Hospital)Dong Ik Kim(Severance Hospital)Jong Tae Lee(Severance Hospital)Hyung Sik Yoo(Severance Hospital)

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Abstract

Considering the high level of sensitivity of our proposed sonographic classification, fine-needle aspiration biopsy should be performed on thyroid nodules classified as positive, regardless of palpability.

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Head and Neck Anomalies Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicineThyroid nodulesBiopsyRadiologyNodule (geology)Fine-needle aspirationMalignancyPredictive valueThyroidPositive predicative value

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AdultAgedBiopsy, NeedleCalcinosisDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityThyroid NeoplasmsUltrasonographyThyroid Nodule

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