Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy: Value in the diagnosis of mycobacterial lung opacities

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 194-200

  Ferreirós, Joaquín ^a   Bustos, Ana ^a   Merino, Salomé ^a   Castro, Enrique ^a   Dorao, Miriam ^a   Crespo, Concepción ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnosis; Fine needle aspiration; Thorax; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033047632     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199907000-00006     Document Type: Article

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