Gaining access to the periphery of the lung: Bronchoscopic and transthoracic approaches

Gaining access to the periphery of the lung: Bronchoscopic and transthoracic approaches

Globally, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death. Annual low-dose computed tomography has been recommended as a screening test for early detection of lung cancers. Implementing this screening strategy is expected to challenge pulmonologist to confirm the nature of the increasi...

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Main Authors: Abdelfattah Ahmed Touman, Vlasios V Vitsas, Nickolaos G Koulouris, Grigoris K Stratakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Bronchoscopic modalities
image-guided transthoracic needle aspiration
interventional pulmonology
lung cancer
navigation bronchoscopy
peripheral lung nodule
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2017;volume=12;issue=3;spage=162;epage=170;aulast=Touman

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