Predicting the rates of success and complications of computed tomography-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsies of the thorax from the findings of the preprocedure chest computed tomography scan

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-13

  Miller, Jeffrey A ^a   Pramanik, Bidyut K ^a   Lavenhar, Marvin A ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Computed tomography; Emphysema; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTION; THORAX;

EID: 0031975218     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199801000-00003     Document Type: Article

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