Abstract and Introduction. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this ...

Diagnostic efficacy of surgeon-performed ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration: A randomized controlled trial. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery , 2010; 142 (3): 306 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns ...

A meta-analysis of 18 studies (n = 1,438 patients) has been conducted to determine the accuracy of endoscopic-ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for differentiating mucinous ...

Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has long been used as a safe and effective way to evaluate thyroid nodules in adults, usually without sedation. Less is known about the safety and ...

A variety of biopsy techniques may be used such as the conventional, non ultrasound-guided TBNA, transthoracic needle aspiration and endoscopic transoesophageal ultrasound-guided fine-needle ...

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.

Background and Aims: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a safe and accurate technique for diagnosing pancreatic cancer. The value of repeat EUS-FNA in patients with ...

A newly developed Coo Pro-Core 22G needle has been proposed to obtain core tissue and may improve diagnostic yield. This study aimed to compare the performance of two EUS guided biopsy systems, Coo ...

The use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is effective in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected pancreatic cancer; however, data on the incidence of ...

Endoscopic Ultrasound–Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer and Its Impact on Surgical Staging . JCO 23 , 8357-8361 (2005). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.01.1965 ...