Transthoracic Image-guided Biopsy of Lung Nodules: When Is Benign Really Benign?

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 161-164

  Savage, Clare ^a   Walser, Eric M ^b   Schnadig, Vicki ^b   Woodside, Kenneth J ^b   Ustuner, Evren ^b   Zwischenberger, Joseph B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TUBE;

EID: 1342282928     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000109397.74740.8D     Document Type: Article

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