Radiotracer-Guided Thoracoscopic Resection is a Cost-Effective Technique for the Evaluation of Subcentimeter Pulmonary Nodules

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 934-940

  Grogan, Eric L ^a   Stukenborg, George J ^a   Nagji, Alykhan S ^a   Simmons, Winsor ^a   Kozower, Benjamin D ^a   Jones, David R ^a   Daniel, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 49549100938     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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