Ultrasound-guided transthoracic biopsy of peripheral lung, pleural, and chest-wall lesions

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 272-284

  Yang, Pan Chyr ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Transthoracic biopsy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA DISEASE; REVIEW; THORAX WALL DEFECT; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030698421     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199710000-00005     Document Type: Review

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