CT-guided transthoracic biopsy of pulmonary lesions: 4 years of experience

C. Dias, R. Reis, C. Oliveira, I. Candelaria, C. Ferreira, A. Estevão, F. Barata (Coimbra, Vila Real, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Interventional procedures for diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases and peripheral pulmonary lesions
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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