To differentiate benign from malignant thyroid nodule comparison of sonography with FNAC findings
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To differentiate benign from malignant thyroid nodule comparison of sonography with FNAC findings
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonography and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC). METHODOLOGY This follow-up study was approved by review board and conducted at Endocrine Clinic and Radiology Department of Imam Reza, Kermanshah. The patients were diagnosed to have thyroid nodule examined by FNA and Sonography suspicious malignant cases underwent surgery. RESULTS were en...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1681-715X
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.291.2595