Bronchoscopic biopsy of peripheral lung lesions under electromagnetic guidance: A pilot study

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-13

  Becher, Heinrich D ^a   Herth, Felix ^a   Ernst, Armin ^c   Schwarz, Yehuda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Heidelberg University Medical School ^*

Author keywords

Biopsy; Bronchoscopy; Computed tomography; Electromagnetic navigation; Peripheral lung lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INJURY; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; THORACOTOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 12144259377     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.laboratory.0000147032.67754.22     Document Type: Article

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