Comparison of thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy results before and after implementation of Bethesda classification.

Didem ÖzdemirN BestepeS FakiA KilicarslanO ParlakR ErsoyB Cakir

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2017)

Among operated nodules, percentages of benign and suspicious for malignancy cytologies decreased, and percentages of non-diagnostic and uncertain cytologies increased with the implementation of Bethesda. The diagnostic value of FNAC seems to have increased with the use of Bethesda classification.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
machine learning
deep learning
primary care
healthcare
quality improvement
clinical evaluation