Publications by authors named "Fernando J Boschini"
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess interobserver variability in assigning features in the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR TI-RADS) lexicon and in making recommendations for thyroid nodule biopsy.
Materials And Methods: The study cohort comprised 100 nodules in 92 patients who underwent fine-needle aspiration with definitive cytologic results (Bethesda category II or VI) or diagnostic lobectomy between April 2009 and May 2010. Eight board-certified radiologists evaluated the nodules according to the five feature categories that constitute ACR TI-RADS and gave a biopsy recommendation based on their own practice.
Purpose To compare the biopsy rate and diagnostic accuracy before and after applying the American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) criteria for thyroid nodule evaluation. Materials and Methods In this retrospective study, eight radiologists with 3-32 years experience in thyroid ultrasonography (US) reviewed US features of 100 thyroid nodules that were cytologically proven, pathologically proven, or both in December 2016. The radiologists evaluated nodule features in five US categories and provided biopsy recommendations based on their own practice patterns without knowledge of ACR TI-RADS criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare an algorithm of gradually ramped-up power to a full-power-level technique to determine which technical parameters maximized tissue coagulation by using a saline-perfused electrode.
Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approval was not necessary and animal committee approval was unnecessary because an ex vivo bovine liver model was used and the animals were not specifically killed for this study. This four-part experiment utilized multiple ablations of ex vivo bovine liver with a standard radiofrequency (RF) generator and an internally cooled needle.