Analysis of " dry" mesothelioma with ultrasound guided biopsies

Lung Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-233

  Stigt, Jos A ^a   Boers, James E ^a   Groen, Harry J M ^b  

^a Department of Pulmonology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Histology cytology; Image guidance; Interventional radiology; Mesothelioma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE-GUIDED BIOPSY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868304325     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: 18728332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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