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Table 7 Samples scores [5]

From: Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration versus non-aspiration techniques in the evaluation of solid thyroid nodules

Criteria

FNAC

FNNAC

P value

Background blood

1.82 ± 0.42

1.87 ± 0.36

0.01

Amount of cellular material

1.28 ± 0.65

1.19 ± 0.65

0.04

Degree of cellular degeneration

0.99 ± 0.57

0.93 ± 0.62

0.1

Degree of cellular trauma

0.98 ± 0.58

0.93 ± 0.62

0.1

Retention of appropriate architecture

0.97 ± 1.03

0.83 ± 0.61

0.02

Total score

6.00 ± 2.17

5.76 ± 2.3

0.08