Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid nodule is a procedure in which a small sample of cells is obtained from a thyroid nodule with the aid of a thin needle under ultrasound guidance.

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most useful test for determining if a thyroid mass is cancerous or not. This simple outpatient procedure involves a small needle injected into the mass or ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

During a biopsy, the skin is numbed and the procedure takes approximately 10-15 minutes. Thyroid cancer doesn’t always cause symptoms, but when it does, they are known as compressive symptoms.