CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy of small solitary pulmonary nodules. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The use of CT guidance in performing transthoracic needle biopsy is well established. We evaluated its accuracy in the diagnosis of small solitary nodules and found it to be highly accurate regardless of size or location. While specific benign diagnoses were uncommon, additional confidence in a benign diagnosis can be gained by careful analysis of needle tip location using strict CT criteria.

publication date

  • January 1, 1997

Research

keywords

  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0030937778

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0899-7071(96)00011-3

PubMed ID

  • 9095385

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 21

issue

  • 2