Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Cancer Cytopathol. 2013 Mar;121(3):116-9. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21277. Epub 2013 Jan 30.
The recent study by Alexander et al validates the effectiveness of the Afirma test, and suggests a potential ancillary role for this unique test when appropriately applied in the evaluation of thyroid nodules classified by fine-needle aspiration as indeterminate.
亚历山大等人的最近研究证实了 Afirma 测试的有效性,并表明当该独特测试在对细针抽吸分类为不确定的甲状腺结节进行评估时适当应用时,具有潜在的辅助作用。