Whirling technique for thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy: a preliminary study of effectiveness and safety

Purpose This study was aimed to compare thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) techniques (conventional vs. whirling) in terms of cell harvesting ability ex vivo, the unsatisfactory rate and complication rate in vivo, and multi-operator performance in a phantom study. Methods In the ex vivo st...

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Main Authors: Jae Ho Shin, Seung Wan Han, Hyang Lim Lee, Yon Kwon Ihn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2021-01-01
Series:Ultrasonography
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Online Access:http://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-20031.pdf