European Journal of Radiology
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 160-168 , August 2004

Transthoracic CT-guided biopsy with multiplanar reconstruction image improves diagnostic accuracy of solitary pulmonary nodules

  • Yoshiharu Ohno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 6-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. Tel.: +81-78-382-6104; fax: +81-78-382-6129.
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  • Hiroto Hatabu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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  • Daisuke Takenaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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  • Masatake Imai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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  • Chiho Ohbayashi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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  • Kazuro Sugimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan

Received 13 January 2003 ,Revised 11 July 2003 ,Accepted 14 July 2003.

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☆ We have no grants in conflict with this study.

PII: S0720-048X(03)00216-X

doi: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00216-X

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 160-168 , August 2004

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