Ultrasound guided FNA is also indicated for nodules <1.5 cm, cystic (complex) nodules to assure sampling of the solid component, posterior or high substernal nodules or any nodule greater than 1.0 ...
Group B included five female euthyroid patients (age ranging between 63 and 81 years, mean ± SD: 69.4 ± 7.3 years) with compressive nodular goiter ... a solid pattern at ultrasound; cytology ...
The proposed approach uses an ultrasound piezoelectric transducer glued to the bottom of a circular glass plate. A regular polystyrene cell culture dish is placed on top of the glass plate ...