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Fine needle aspiration biopsy

Known as: Aspiration, Fine-Needle, Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies, biopsy aspiration 
The removal of tissue or fluid with a thin needle for examination under a microscope.
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Utility of computed tomography (CT) and of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in early diagnosis of fungal pulmonary infections. Study of infections from filamentous fungi in haematologically…
Purpose.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy in… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Replace fine needle aspiration cytology with automated core biopsy in the triple assessment of breast cancer.
W e re wad with interest this article, but are surprised by some of the data presented and the conclusions made. Firstly, the… 
1996
1996
Fine needle aspiration biopsy in patients with diffusely enlarged spleens.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value and potential risk of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the spleen in patients… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Diagnostic problems in fine needle aspiration cytopathology of the salivary glands.
Introduction The practice of fine needle aspiration cytopathology (FNAC) of the salivary glands was established between 1964 and… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Diagnostic assessment of enlarged superficial lymph nodes by fine needle aspiration.
Two hundred eighty-five consecutive outpatients with enlarged superficial lymph node either clinically suspicious (152) or with a… 
1989
1989
Needle localization and fine-needle aspiration biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions with use of standard and stereotactic equipment.
Recent development of mammographic stereotactic localization devices has created considerable interest in the possibility of fine… 
1987
1987
The role of fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology in the evaluation of the clinically solitary thyroid nodule.
The imputation that a clinically solitary nodule is a suspicious sign of carcinoma has been the cause of too many surgical… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Morphologic spectrum of hepatocellular carcinoma in fine needle aspiration biopsies.
The light microscopic features of fine needle aspiration smears from 52 primary hepatocellular carcinomas were reviewed… 
1985
1985
Neuroblastoma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy.
Small-cell malignancies of childhood are a source of diagnostic difficulty, both in cytology and histology. Four cases of… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Percutaneous Cytodiagnosis of Abdominal Masses by Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
A review was made of 168 ultrasound guided fine needle biopsies on 145 patients. Fifty-seven biopsies were from the pancreas, 40… 
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