The Interobserver Reproducibility of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Using the UK Royal College of Pathologists’ Classification System
Authors:
- Ashish ChandraACAshish Chandra
- Paul A. CrossPCPaul A. Cross
- Thomas GilesTGThomas Giles
- Sarah J. JohnsonSJSarah J. Johnson
- Timothy J. StephensonTSTimothy J. Stephenson
- Michael RoughtonMRMichael Roughton
- David N. PollerDPDavid N. Poller
Open Access
- 1 June 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 135 (6) , 852-859
Abstract
The overall interobserver reproducibility of thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has not been comprehensively assessed. A blinded 6-rater interobserKeywords
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