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 ...

Thyroid RFA is a minimally invasive medical procedure that treats thyroid nodules. Using ultrasound-guided imaging, the nodule is located, allowing the treatment to focus solely on the targeted ...

These “masses” or “growths” are known as thyroid nodules and are usually ... make that determination. During a biopsy, the skin is numbed and the procedure takes approximately 10-15 ...

A thyroid ultrasound is a safe, painless procedure that uses ... this is usually not needed. A biopsy might also be needed for a particularly large nodule. Thyroid ultrasound is sometimes combined ...

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 ...

Ectopic intrathyroidal thymomas are an exceedingly rare clinical entity that can be challenging to diagnose. This report describes a 39-year-old Japanese woman who presented with prominent left ...

(Pexels) He added, “Another technique that takes cells from a nodule for microscopic analysis is called fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Thyroid hormone therapy, radioactive iodine therapy ...