Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytological Examination of Thyroid Nodules: A Practical Guideline (2019 edition)

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Interventional Ultrasound Group, Ultrasound Medicine Branch, Shanghai Medical Association , Professional committee on Interventional and Critical Ultrasound Medicine, Ultrasound Medicine Branch, Shanghai Association for Non-governmental Medical Institutions . Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytological Examination of Thyroid Nodules: A Practical Guideline (2019 edition). Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy, 2021, 5(2): 134-152.

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