New technique of percutaneous CT fluoroscopy-guided marking before video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for small lung lesions: feasibility of using a 25-gauge needle without local anaesthesia.

Yasuteru ShimamuraShigeru SasakiMasashi ShimohiraHiroyuki OginoDaisuke YukiKatsumi NakamaeMasaki HaraYuta Shibamoto

Published in: The British journal of radiology (2018)

Percutaneous CT fluoroscopy-guided VATS marking using a 25-gauge needle without local anaesthesia appears feasible and safe. Advances in knowledge: This technique expands a possibility of the CT-guided marking.

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