| Autor: |
Stephen Chapman, Grace Robinson, John Stradling, Sophie West, John Wrightson |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| DOI: |
10.1093/med/9780198703860.003.0067 |
| Popis: |
General points Abrams’ pleural needle biopsy Several techniques can be used to obtain a pleural biopsy. • Using image guidance (either CT or USS), a cutting needle (e.g. 18G Temno® or Cook Quickcore®) takes several 1–2cm cores along the long axis of any parietal pleural pathology. FDG-PET CT may have a role guiding pleural biopsy in patients with diffuse pleural abnormality to increase sensitivity. Malignancy sensitivity >85%... |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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