Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. · Mar 2020
Comparative StudyAdequacy of Cytologic Samples by Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules for Morphologic Diagnosis and Molecular Evaluations: Comparison With Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology.
Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of pulmonary nodules is usually guided by computed tomography (CT), whereas ultrasonography (US) is generally considered not applicable for such purposes. ⋯ Our experience showed an elevated clinical applicability and diagnostic utility of US-guided transthoracic FNAC for selected pulmonary nodules.