ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022
Clinical value of FNA puncture feeling in the diagnosis of non-diagnostic and indeterminate thyroid nodules.
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- The Value of Multimodal Ultrasound in Differentiating Benign from Malignant Cytologically Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules.Cancers · 2026Article
- Super-resolution ultrasound radiomics for pre-FNA prediction of nondiagnostic (Bethesda I) thyroid nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Enhancing diagnostic accuracy of American College of Radiology TI-RADS 4 nodules: nomogram models based on MRI morphological features.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the clinical diagnostic value of puncture feeling during fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for non-diagnostic and indeterminate thyroid nodules. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 176 patients (196 nodules) diagnosed with Bethesda I or III by FNA cytology at the ultrasound department of our hospital between January 2017 and January 2020. Comparisons were made on the differences in puncture feeling (including stiffness and grittiness) between benign and malignant thyroid nodules, and their diagnostic performance was analyzed. Results: There were significant differences between benign and malignant nodules with respect to the puncture stiffness and puncture grittiness ( Conclusions: Puncture feeling adds clinical value in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules with indeterminate FNA findings.
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