Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the preferred modality for the cytological diagnosis of various cancers. Onsite cytopathology interpretation is not available in most centres.

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Main Authors: Fahad Alsohaibani, Safwat Girgis, Gurpal Singh Sandha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/194351
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spelling doaj-art-5405e86e2f7b4b46ae1652177b3fb8be2025-02-03T01:30:51ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002009-01-01231263010.1155/2009/194351Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?Fahad Alsohaibani0Safwat Girgis1Gurpal Singh Sandha2Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the preferred modality for the cytological diagnosis of various cancers. Onsite cytopathology interpretation is not available in most centres.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/194351
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Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?
title_full Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?
title_fullStr Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?
title_full_unstemmed Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?
title_short Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy?
title_sort does onsite cytotechnology evaluation improve the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/194351
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