Should cutting needles replace needle aspiration of lung lesions?

Radiology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 569-570

  McLoud, Theresa C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsies, technology, 60.1269; Editorials; Lung neoplasms, diagnosis, 60.31, 60.32, 60.33; Lung, biopsy, 60.1269

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; NEEDLES;

EID: 0032085090     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.207.3.9609875     Document Type: Article

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