Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 296-303 , December 2008

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid Nodules: Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy

  • Chih-En Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Chang-Kuo Wei

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Chin-Sung Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Shih-Tang Yan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Pin-Fan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Cheng Lien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Shu-Mei Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Tzu-Cheng Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Yun-Hsuan Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Family Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan

Received 15 December 2007 ,Revised 24 January 2008 ,Accepted 26 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60054-3

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 296-303 , December 2008

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