Risk of complications after transthoracic needle biopsy: population analysis
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25% of smokers undergoing chest CT have incidentally discovered pulmonary nodules. As questions of national policy re: lung cancer screening with chest CT are considered, Soylemez Wiener et al report the complication rates of 15,865 adults who had transthoracic needle biopsy of a pulmonary nodule in 4 states over the past decade, using a database of insurance claims:
Risk of complications after transthoracic needle biopsy: population analysis
Risk of complications after transthoracic…
Risk of complications after transthoracic needle biopsy: population analysis
25% of smokers undergoing chest CT have incidentally discovered pulmonary nodules. As questions of national policy re: lung cancer screening with chest CT are considered, Soylemez Wiener et al report the complication rates of 15,865 adults who had transthoracic needle biopsy of a pulmonary nodule in 4 states over the past decade, using a database of insurance claims: