ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2018
Reliability of core needle biopsy as a second-line procedure in thyroid nodules with an indeterminate fine-needle aspiration report: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Core Needle Biopsy (CNB) and Immunohistochemical Markers in Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: Evidence and Perspectives.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026Review
- Building radiomics models based on ACR TI-RADS combining clinical features for discriminating benign and malignant thyroid nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Core needle biopsy: an efficacious adjunct to cytological diagnosis in thyroid tumours suspected of anaplastic carcinoma - single-centre experience.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2024Article
- A comparative analysis of core needle biopsy and repeat fine needle aspiration in patients with inconclusive initial cytology of thyroid nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- A Matched-Pair Analysis of Nuclear Morphologic Features Between Core Needle Biopsy and Surgical Specimen in Thyroid Tumors Using a Deep Learning Model.Endocrine pathology · 2022Article
- Assessing the diagnostic performance of thyroid biopsy with recommendations for appropriate interpretation.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Usage and Diagnostic Yield of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology and Core Needle Biopsy in Thyroid Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Literature Published by Korean Authors.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Whirling technique for thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy: a preliminary study of effectiveness and safety.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Re: The 2019 core-needle biopsy practice guidelines.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2020Article
- Distribution and malignancy risk of six categories of the pathology reporting system for thyroid core-needle biopsy in 1,216 consecutive thyroid nodules.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2020Article
- Core needle biopsy in the management of thyroid nodules with an indeterminate fine-needle aspiration report.Gland surgery · 2019Review
- The Significance of Having an Excellent Patient's Comfort with Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study was undertaken to summarize the published data and to provide more robust estimates regarding the issue of core needle biopsy (CNB) for discriminating thyroid nodules with indeterminate fine-needle aspiration (FNA) results.
methodsThe systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The sources comprised studies published through November 2017. Original articles that investigated CNB in indeterminate thyroid lesions were searched. A random-effects model was used for statistical pooling of the data. The I
resultsA total of 205 articles were retrieved, seven were initially selected, and the data of five papers were ultimately pooled in a meta-analysis. The overall cancer rate was 34%. The rate of cancers correctly diagnosed by CNB was 83% (95% confidence interval [CI], 76 to 89), with neither heterogeneity (I
conclusionEvidence was found that CNB can correctly diagnose the majority of nodules previously read as indeterminate on FNA.
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