Contrast-Enhanced Sonography as Guidance for Transthoracic Biopsy of a Peripheral Lung Lesion with Large Necrotic Areas

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 133-136

  Sartori, Sergio ^a   Nielsen, Ingrid ^a   Trevisani, Lucio ^a   Tombesi, Paola ^a   Ceccotti, Piercarlo ^a   Abbasciano, Vincenzo ^a  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TISSUE;

CONTRAST-ENHANCED SONOGRAPHY; LUNG LESIONS;

ULTRASONICS;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TISSUE PERFUSION; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 1642536365     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.1.133     Document Type: Article

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