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A method of teaching fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Calgary General Hospital, Alberta, Canada.
Acta Cytologica
|July 1, 1997
Abstract
Objective:
To design an in vitro method of teaching the technique of fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland.
Study Design:
A "resuscitation" manikin is used to simulate an adult patient and a thyroid gland is placed on the manikin.
Results:
The gland can be examined and aspirated. Subsequent microscopic evaluation permits the correlation of aspiration technique and specimen adequacy.
Conclusion:
This in vitro method should shorten the learning process for a novice aspirator and may help reduce the rate of inadequate specimens.