Core needle biopsy (CNB) has been suggested as a complementary diagnostic method to fine-needle aspiration in patients with thyroid nodules. Many recent CNB studies have suggested a more advanced role for CNB, but there are still no guidelines on its use. Therefore, the Task Force Committee of the Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology has developed the present consensus statement and recommendati...

conclusion this study demonstrated that repeating the tfna procedure in pulmonary lesions improves the diagnostic yield without an increase in the rate of pneumothorax. objectives we aimed to investigate whether repeating ct-guided transthoracic fine needle aspiration (tfna) increases diagnostic yield and complication rate. patients and methods patients underwent tfna and the final diagnoses ac...

conclusions iglm should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses when granulomas are encountered in breast fnac and biopsy. a definitive diagnosis of iglm can be made by identifying its characteristic histomorphology and ruling out other causes for granulomatous inflammation. an exact diagnosis is essential since the treatment for different granulomatous conditions of the breast varie...

background: tuberculosis is an essential problem for healthcare systems especially in developing countries . all newborns are given bacillus calmette-guérin (bcg) vaccine in iran which is prepared from live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, and is given to protect against tuberculosis. osteomyelitis secondary to bcg vaccination is rare and usually involves epiphysis of long tubular bones. methods: ...

BACKGROUND Current recommendations for spinal tuberculosis (TB) not requiring open surgery include core needle biopsy to confirm TB and determine drug sensitivity. International figures show the positive culture yield from core needle biopsies is 50 -- 83%.Objectives. To (i) assess the yield of percutaneous needle biopsies; (ii) identify factors that may lead to a negative result; and (iii) det...

background: good cytological sample is very important for the cytological diagnosis of thyroid nodules. the aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of prepared samples by the combination of aspiration and non- aspiration fine needle biopsy. methods: in this descriptive – analytical study, sampling was done simultaneously for each patient in fine needle aspiration and non-aspiration biops...

BACKGROUND To compare pain, tolerability, and complications associated with fine needle aspiration (FNA) versus core needle biopsy (CNB). METHODS FNAs were performed using 23-gauge needles and CNBs were performed using 18-gauge double-action spring-activated needles in 100 patients for each procedure. Patients were asked to record a pain score using a 10-cm visual analog scale and procedure t...