Transthoracic image guided biopsy
Open Access
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 64 (753) , 544-551
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.64.753.544
Abstract
Summary: Transthoracic image guided biopsy is now firmly established in the armamentarium of diagnostic tests to establish the nature of a mass in the lung, pleura, mediastinum or chest wall. It may be performed under computed tomographic, ultrasonic or fluoroscopic control, and provided a fine needle technique is employed, morbidity is low. Worldwide reports show a 90% true positive yield and a false positive rate of less than 1%.Keywords
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