CT-guided core biopsy of lung lesions: A primer

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1228-1235

  Tsai, I Chen ^a,b   Tsai, Wei Lin ^a,b   Chen, Min Chi ^a,c   Chang, Gee Chen ^a,d,e   Tzeng, Wen Sheng ^c,f,g   Chan, Si Wa ^a   Chen, Clayton Chi Chang ^a,b,c,h  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^g TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biopsy; CT; Lung; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MECHANICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LABORATORY TEST; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LESION; LUNG LOBE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SHOCK WAVE; SOMATIC MUTATION; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

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

EID: 70449516243     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2113     Document Type: Review

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