Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid nodule is a procedure in which a small sample of cells is obtained from a thyroid nodule with the aid of a thin needle under ultrasound guidance.

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

Doctors cannot usually tell if a thyroid nodule is cancerous just through a physical examination and blood tests. This means that a doctor may often decide to carry out a nodule biopsy using a ...

If a nodule is hyperfunctioning, it will absorb more radioactive material than normal thyroid tissue does. A fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a type of biopsy that involves drawing cells from the ...

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most useful test for determining if a thyroid mass is cancerous or not. This simple outpatient procedure involves a small needle injected into the mass or ...

However, small lumps known as thyroid nodules can sometimes form within the gland, causing significant concern among those affected. If you or someone you know is affected, you are not alone ...

Partial thyroidectomy involves the surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid ... nodules with symptoms of hyperthyroidism and suspicion of thyroid carcinoma after fine-needle aspiration biopsy ...

Thyroid nodules were classified as CTN if the fluid ... with a 23- to 27-gauge needle is used to carry out the aspiration biopsy. The needle is introduced next to the medial edge of the transducer ...