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• Ultrasound Guided Thyroid Biopsy (Lower Mainland) [English] Public

  

  This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure ultrasound guided thyroid biopsy including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. A biopsy is a way of taking a small piece of tissue, in this case, from your thyroid. We use ultrasound images to locate the spot to biopsy. A thyroid biopsy is done to check for any abnormalities seen on other tests such as an ultrasound, CT scan, or nuclear medicine scan. (English) Colour

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  English (264602)

  Printing Cost:

  $0.06 (B&W) $0.36 (Colour)

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

  Printshop Number:

  264602

  Body Location:

  • Thyroid and Endocrine System

  Diagnosis and Therapy:

  • Diagnostic Tests

  Keywords:

  • LML

  Site:

  • Lower Mainland

  Program:

  • Lower Mainland Medical Imaging

  Professional or Practice Group:

  • Radiology

  Cross Reference on Location:

  Interventional Radiology

  Format:

  Pamphlet

  Paper Size:

  8.5 x 11 Letter

  Paper Colour:

  White

  Title Page Paper Colour:

  White

  Folding:

  Letter fold

  Plain Language:

  True

  Record Type:

  FHA

  Revision Date:

  December 02, 2019

  Next Revision Date:

  December 02, 2022

  Record Created:

  October 09, 2014

  Record Modified:

  January 08, 2021

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

  Impressions:

  2
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