Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy.

Westcott, Jack L.

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“…For the biopsy of pulmonary and mediastinal lesions and the drainage of pleural collections, many interventional physicians recommend the anterior mediastinal approach (22,23). In this procedure, the inadvertent puncture of the IMA is potentially fatal.…”

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The anatomic evaluation of internal mammarian artery by using multidetector CT angiography

Karaman¹,

Battal²,

Bozkurt³

et al. 2011

Diagn Interv Radiol

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The anatomic evaluation of internal mammarian artery by using multidetector CT angiography

Karaman¹,

Battal²,

Bozkurt³

et al. 2011

Diagn Interv Radiol

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“…Pneumothorax reportedly occurs in 7e 15% of patients who undergo blind thoracentesis, but the frequency drops to 0.5% when US needle guidance is used [42,43]. In the past 10 years, we have performed 1480 diagnostic or therapeutic thoracenteses under US guidance.…”

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Role of thoracic ultrasound in the assessment of pleural and pulmonary diseases

Sperandeo

Filabozzi

Varriale

et al. 2008

Journal of Ultrasound

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Although numerous studies have been conducted on the use of ultrasonography (US) for the examination of thoracic structures, this procedure is not as widely accepted as abdominal US. The newer portable scanners can be used at the bedside to detect pleural malignancies and effusions, as well as peripheral lung nodules of the lung, even in seriously ill patients. Focal thickening of the pleura can be easily detected with US and further investigated with a US-guided biopsy. US guidance can also be used during percutaneous drainage of pleural effusion or transthoracic biopsy of peripheral lung lesions, thus reducing the incidence of procedure-related pneumothorax to almost zero. We review the current literature on thoracic US and present our clinical experience with the technique in large groups of patients with pleural and peripheral lung diseases.Sommario L'ecografia del torace non è ancora diffusa quanto quella addominale, nonostante una notevole quantità di studi ne attesti l'importanza. Le apparecchiature più recenti permettono di diagnosticare neoplasie, versamenti pleurici e noduli polmonari periferici al letto del paziente, anche nei casi più gravi. L'ispessimento pleurico focale è facilmente messo in luce dall'ecografia e può essere ulteriormente studiato tramite la biopsia ecoguidata. Questa può essere praticata anche su lesioni polmonari periferiche, riducendo quasi a zero il rischio di pneumotorace. In questo articolo esaminiamo la letteratura recente sull'ecografia del torace e presentiamo la nostra esperienza clinica su numerosi pazienti con patologia pleurica e della periferia polmonare. ª

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“…If the nodule is spiculated ( fig. 13) 88-94% will be malignant [82][83][84] although 11% of malignant nodules do have distinct margins [74]. The presence of calcification in larger (w3 cm) and spiculated nodules should not be viewed as indicative of benignity.…”

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Diagnostic imaging of lung cancer

Hollings¹,

Shaw²

2002

Eur Respir J

120

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Carcinoma of the bronchus is the most common malignancy in the Western world. It is also the leading cause of cancer-related death accounting for 32% of all cancer deaths in males and 25% in females [1]. In the USA it causes more deaths than cancers of the colon, breast and prostate combined [2]. Disappointingly, in a recent UK survey of improvements in cancer survival [3], carcinoma of the bronchus showed the smallest percentage reduction in the number of deaths avoided between 1981-1990 (0.2%). This compares badly with breast (11% reduction) and melanoma (32%). The overall 5-yr survival for lung cancer diagnosed between 1986-1990 was only 5.3% (against 66% for breast and 76% for melanoma). It is on this background that the radiologist remains actively employed in the detection, diagnosis, staging and review of this common malignancy.

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Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy.

Cited by 250 publications

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The anatomic evaluation of internal mammarian artery by using multidetector CT angiography

The anatomic evaluation of internal mammarian artery by using multidetector CT angiography

Role of thoracic ultrasound in the assessment of pleural and pulmonary diseases

Diagnostic imaging of lung cancer

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