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6800291

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
The various techniques for evaluating a thyroid nodule are described and their relative values analyzed. Fine-needle aspiration is the most sensitive and specific test among the leading techniques, the others being ultrasonography and thyroid scanning. A combination of tests is also analyzed. In Plan A, a scan is followed by a fine-needle aspiration; in plan B a scan is followed by thyroid ultrasound; and in Plan C, fine-needle aspiration is followed by a scan only in those subjects with cytologically suspicious lesions. Of the three plans, Plan C is superior from the standpoint of diagnostic accuracy and cost effectiveness. Improvement of existing tests or the addition of new tests for evaluating thyroid nodules will aid in distinguishing between benign and malignant thyroid nodules.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-4819
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:pagination
221-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
The thyroid nodule.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.