Overview of safety and efficacy of CT guided biopsy for the diagnosis of lung cancer in a district general hospital (DGH)

A. Sylvan, Y. Liu, T. Houghton, C. Poon, R. Sundar, I. Aziz (Wigan, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Progress in endoscopy for lung cancer
Session: Progress in endoscopy for lung cancer
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4409
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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