CT-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Using the Additional Laser Guidance System by a Pulmonologist with 2 Years of Experience in CT-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy.

Min Cheol JeonJu Ock KimSung Soo JungHee Sun ParkJeong Eun LeeJae Young MoonChae Uk ChungDa Hyun KangDong Il Park

Published in: Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases (2018)

The additional laser guidance system might be a highly economical and efficient method to improve the diagnostic efficacy and safety of conventional CT-guided PTNB even if performed by inexperienced pulmonologists.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
minimally invasive
magnetic resonance
radiofrequency ablation
high resolution