Calcitonin measurement in fine-needle aspirate washout fluid by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for thyroid tumors

Calcitonin measurement in fine-needle aspirate washout fluid by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for thyroid tumors

Abstract Purpose For the differential diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) on thyroid nodules, ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology is a useful and safe procedure, but its diagnostic accuracy is not high enough. As an ancillary method to accurately diagnose MTC, the calcitonin...

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Main Authors: Minoru Kihara, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Takumi Kudo, Toshitetsu Hayashi, Masatoshi Yamamoto, Hiroo Masuoka, Takuya Higashiyama, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Yasuhiro Ito, Akihiro Miya, Akira Miyauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Thyroid Research
Subjects:
Calcitonin
Fine-needle aspiration washout fluid
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay
ECLIA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13044-018-0059-4

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