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The quality of specimens obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy: does training make a difference?

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 54 , issue 5 , 2012 , pages: 425–428

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2012.10874265

Author(s): J Goedhals Department of Anatomical Pathology, , J Thiart Department of Anatomical Pathology, , G Joubert Department of Biostatistics, , CA Wright Division of Anatomical Pathology,

Keywords: fine-needle aspiration biopsy , cytology , training , specimens

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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of a one-hour training session on the correct technique of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) by assessing adequacy of FNAB specimens received from clinicians at an academic hospital.

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