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. 2016 Oct 21;22(39):8790–8797. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8790

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Cytological assessments of the samples obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration using four suction techniques (HE, orig. mag. × 40). A: The suction technique with a 20-mL syringe received a score of 2 for cellularity and a score of 3 for blood contamination; B: The suction technique with a 10-mL syringe received a score of 2 for cellularity and a score of 3 for blood contamination; C: The suction technique with a 5-mL syringe received a score of 3 for cellularity and a score of 2 for blood contamination; D: The slow-pull technique received a score of 3 for cellularity and a score of 1 for blood contamination.