Size and Ultrasound Features Affecting Results of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules.
Yi Jie DongMinJing MaoWeiWei ZhanJianQiao ZhouWei ZhouJieJie YaoYunYun HuYan WangTingJun YePublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)
Tiny nodules (≤5 mm) with obscure borders tended to yield false-positive FNA results. Large nodules (>20 mm) with several US features tended to yield false-negative FNA results.