Comparison of Accuracy and Safety of Computed Tomography Guided and Unguided Transthoracic Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Diagnosis of Lung Lesions

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 49, Issue JUNE, 2001, Pages 626-629

  Dash, B K ^a   Tripathy, S K ^a  

^a SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035376267     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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