Better visualization of transbronchial biopsy using CT fluoroscopy

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 347-350

  Kickuth, Ralph ^a   Kirchner, Johannes ^a   Laufer, Ulf ^a   Sanner, Bernd ^a   Haske, Michael ^a   Liermann, Dieter ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT fluoroscopy; Interventional procedures; Lung lesions; Transbronchial biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

AGED; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033693101     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002700010084     Document Type: Article

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