Diagnostic Frequency Ratios Are Insufficient to Measure Laboratory Precision with The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology
Fazeli R, Schneider EB, Ali SZ, Zeiger MA, Olson MT. Diagnostic Frequency Ratios Are Insufficient to Measure Laboratory Precision with The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology. Acta Cytologica 2015, 59: 225-232. PMID: 26022342, DOI: 10.1159/000379738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConventional smears versus liquid-based preparations for thyroid fine-needle aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nagarajan N, Najafian A, Schneider E, Zeiger M, Olson M. Conventional smears versus liquid-based preparations for thyroid fine-needle aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of The American Society Of Cytopathology 2015, 4: 253-260. PMID: 31051762, DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspirationLiquid-based preparationsThyroid fine-needle aspirationConventional smearsLower riskInadequate smearsConsecutive thyroid fine-needle aspirationsTitle/abstract screeningDouble data extractionRisk of biasThyroid fine-needle aspiratesFine needle aspiratesFollowing outcomesStatistical heterogeneityObservational studySystematic reviewThyroid nodulesAbstract screeningSmearsLack of consensusData extractionRelevant studiesFurther studiesFull textRisk