ArticleAnalytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam)2021
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Cytology Quality in Thyroid Nodules with 22-, 23-, and 25-Gauge Needles.
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- Critical assessment of the comparison of needle gauges for fine needle aspiration of lymph nodes and thyroid.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Comparison of fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules and lymph nodes with 22- and 25-gauge needles: a retrospective study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Thyroid fine needle aspiration specimen adequacy: a noninferiority study and cost-effectiveness comparison of puncture needles.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Needle size for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology. A single institution experience.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Apropos of quality for fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules with 22-, 23-, 25-, even 27-gauge needles and indeterminate cytology in thyroidology: an aide memory.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2022Article
- Analysis of the influencing factors on fine-needle aspiration biopsy results of the thyroid.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the cytology quality of ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in thyroid nodules with 22-, 23-, and 25-gauge (G) needles prospectively.
methodsA total of 240 consecutive nodules underwent ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (USG-FNA) and 240 nodules underwent ultrasound-guided fine-needle capillary (USG-FNC) were included in this prospective study from October 2014 to February 2016. Each nodule was sampled using 22 G, 23 G, and 25 G needle according to designed orders, and 1240 smears were finally obtained. Cytology quality was scored by a cytologist blinded to needle selection.
resultsIn USG-FNA, the average scores and standard deviations were 5.50 ± 2.87 for 25 G needles, 4.82 ± 2.95 for 23 G needles, and 5.19 ± 2.81 for 22 G needles. In USG-FNC, the average scores and standard deviations of each group were 5.12 ± 2.69 for 25 G, 4.60 ± 2.90 for 23 G, and 4.90 ± 2.90 for 22 G needles. The specimen quality scores of 25 G group were significantly higher than that of 23 G group (
conclusions25 G needles obtained the highest scores of sample quality in thyroid FNA and FNC comparing with 22 G and 23 G needles. 25 G needle should be first choice of thyroid FNA and FNC in routine work.
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