Number of biopsies in diagnosing pulmonary nodules

Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-14

  Wehrschuetz, M ^a   Wehrschuetz, E ^a   Portugaller, H R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

CT; Lung biopsy; Number of biopsies; Thoracic lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LESION; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX DISEASE;

EID: 77955367124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11795484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/ccrpm.s4816     Document Type: Article

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