Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration alone has a high diagnostic yield with a very low complication rate for patients with suspected sarcoidosis.
Contrast mammography to detect the uptake of iodine-containing contrast material may be enhanced by spectral modification of the x-ray beam. Luminance scatter-to-primary ratios were measured for three candidate x-ray tube anode/filter combinations (Mo/Mo, W/Ce, and Ce/Ce). Results show that scattered radiation is significant for all tubes, is lowest for the Mo/Mo system and is essentially the same for the tungsten and cerium anode systems.
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