Publications by authors named "I Corta"
Objectives: To analyze the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy (CNB) of thyroid nodules.
Methods: Of 3517 CNBs performed using an 18G spring-loaded device in one institution, we retrospectively reviewed 676 nodules in 629 consecutive patients who underwent surgery. CNB and pathological examination were compared.
Ultrasonography is the most appropriate tool for interventional procedures in the musculoskeletal system when the lesion is visible on ultrasonography. Procedures performed under ultrasonographic guidance include: taking biopsies; draining abscesses; bursitis; hematomas or muscle tears; treating cystic lesions; diagnostic or therapeutic arthrocentesis; injecting substances into joints or lesions; aspirating calcium deposits and extracting foreign bodies. Although some of these procedures are often carried out without imaging guidance, ultrasonographic guidance improves their efficacy.
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- US offers significant benefits for interventional procedures, including cost-effectiveness, non-use of ionizing radiation, and reduced procedure time.
- US guidance techniques include using adapted devices or freehand methods, requiring careful planning, informed consent, and aseptic measures.
- Common procedures facilitated by US are biopsies, drainages, and percutaneous injections, with core biopsies being the most sensitive and specific, and drainage typically involving catheter placement for fluid collections.