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CT‐guided percutaneous biopsy
Author(s) -
Lawler Gary A.,
Doyle Terence C.A.,
Lavan John
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb132978.x
Subject(s) - percutaneous , percutaneous biopsy , medicine , biopsy , radiology , computed tomographic , computed tomography
Percutaneous biopsy procedures using current imaging methods are becoming increasingly popular. The result of a percutaneous biopsy may lead to a total rejection of surgery, and dictate appropriate palliative therapy in a patient with incurable malignant disease; in others, it will allow more precise preoperative planning. The techniques of percutaneous computed tomographic biopsy procedures is discussed, along with its advantages and disadvantages in comparison with other imaging methods.