...Paula de Melo Alves; Fernando Ferreira; Telma Oliveira; Daniela Alves; Sule Canberk; Fernando C. Schmitt Introduction: Thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a well-established technique in the cytology literature. Through the introduction of rapid stains in cytology practice, the ever-increasing...

... 2006. In 2013, the system was changed from videoconferencing to digital pathology (whole-slide imaging) utilizing 3DHISTECH scanners and software. In 2017, digital cytology started to be used for routine cytopathologic diagnosis for thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cases. Material and Methods: Two...

... study. Virchows Arch 2014;464:435-442. 24549591 10.1007/s00428-014-1552-3 24. Rossi ED, Bizzarro T, Martini M, Capodimonti S, Fadda G, Larocca LM, Schmitt F: Morphological parameters able to predict BRAFV600E-mutated malignancies on thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology: our institutional...

... cohort of 25,445 thyroid fine-needle aspirations, 6,362 (25%) of which underwent surgical excision; this group constituted the basis of the study. The sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy were 97, 50.7 and 68.8%, respectively. The positive predictive value and negative predictive value were...

...Remmi S. Singh; Helen H. Wang Objective: The Bethesda System for reporting thyroid fine-needle aspirations (FNAs) recommends repeat aspirations be done at least 3 months following the initial aspiration to prevent false-positive misinterpretations due to reactive/reparative changes. Because limited...