Diagnostic value of ultrasound guided transthoracic tru-cut biopsy in thorax malignancies

Dogan C., Sagmen S. B. , Parmaksiz E. T. , Kiral N., Fidan A., Comert S. S. , ...More

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, vol.20, no.2, pp.53-58, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/ejop.ejop_43_18
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.53-58
  • Keywords: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy, thoracic ultrasonography, transthoracic lung biopsy, FINE-NEEDLE-ASPIRATION, CORE-NEEDLE, PULMONARY-LESIONS, GUIDANCE, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, BRONCHOSCOPY, TUMORS, YIELD, CT

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the diagnostic value of ultrasound (US) guided transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy (TTFNA) and US guided transthoracic tru-cut biopsy (TTTCB) in malignant thorax lesions.