Ultrasound-Guided Abrams Pleural Biopsy vs CT-Guided Tru-Cut Pleural Biopsy in Malignant Pleural Disease, a 3-Year Follow-up Study

PURPOSE: Conventional Abrams biopsy shows low sensitivity in suspected malignant pleural disease. There are limited data on the improvement in sensitivity by adding in image guidance. This retrospective study compares the diagnostic sensitivity of Abrams biopsy using ultrasound guidance with CT-guid...

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Published in:Lung
Main Authors: Sivakumar, Parthipan, Jayaram, Deepak, Rao, Deepak, Dhileepan, Vignesh, Ahmed, Irfan, Ahmed, Liju
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093211/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27540734
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00408-016-9933-9
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