Safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided lung biopsies in an outpatient physician-led service

Georgios Tsaknis (Leicester, United Kingdom), Georgios Tsaknis, Abdul Nasimudeen, Fiona Mccann, Brian Richardson, Andrew Jeffrey

Source: International Congress 2016 – EBUS and transthoracic ultrasound
Session: EBUS and transthoracic ultrasound
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3858
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Georgios Tsaknis (Leicester, United Kingdom), Georgios Tsaknis, Abdul Nasimudeen, Fiona Mccann, Brian Richardson, Andrew Jeffrey. Safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided lung biopsies in an outpatient physician-led service. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3858

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