On-Site Pathology Improves The Inadequacy Rate Of Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsies
On-Site Pathology Improves The Inadequacy Rate Of Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsies
Having a pathologist on-site during ultrasound-guided thyroid biopsies can decrease the number of repeat biopsies that are often performed due to an inadequate sample from the first procedure, according to a study to be presented at the ARRS 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. “Requests for ultrasound-guided biopsies for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules have increased rapidly in recent years …
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