Percutaneous lung biopsy: Technique, efficacy, and complications

Seminars in Interventional Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-127

  Winokur, Ronald S ^a   Pua, Bradley B ^a   Sullivan, Brianw ^a   Madoff, David C ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

biopsy; interventional radiology; lung cancer; percutaneous

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878374437     PISSN: 07399529     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1342952     Document Type: Article

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