Efficacy of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration performed by surgeons newly trained in thyroid ultrasound

摘要

Background. There are a growing number of thyroid ultrasound courses to train endocrinologists, pathologists, and surgeons to perform ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA). However, there are limited data to support the efficacy of ultrasound-guided FNA performed by nonradiologists.