Computer tomography-guided core biopsies in a county hospital in Sweden: Complication rate and diagnostic yield

Computer tomography-guided core biopsies in a county hospital in Sweden: Complication rate and diagnostic yield

Background: Core biopsies are valuable in obtaining sufficient tissue to ensure diagnosis of diseases in the thorax. Objective: To evaluate the complication rate and the diagnostic yield in computer tomography (CT)-guided core biopsies performed in a county hospital in Sweden. Methods: Medical jo...

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Main Authors: Eva Branden, Stig Wallgren, Hans Hogberg, Hirsh Koyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Core biopsies
emphysema
FEV 1
hemorrhage
pneumothorax
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2014;volume=9;issue=3;spage=149;epage=153;aulast=Branden

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2014;volume=9;issue=3;spage=149;epage=153;aulast=Branden

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