منابع مشابه
Lung CT Scan
In the last 20 years, the use of computed tomography (CT) to evaluate thoracic diseases has rapidly gained popularity and CT has become firmly established as an important research and diagnostic modality. In particular, CT has played an important role in improving our knowledge about the pathophysiology of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and in determining the morphological and f...
متن کاملLung Lesions Biopsy in Children by Computed Tomography (CT) Fluoroscopy Guided Versus Conventional CT Scan Guided
Abstract Background Computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy of the lung is a well-established method of diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of fluoroscopic CT (FCT) and conventional CT (CCT) in needle navigation biopsies from the lung lesions. Materials and Methods A total of 78 patients were prospectively enrolled to receive CT-guided biopsy with (group I, n=2...
متن کاملComplications of CT Scan- Guided Lung Biopsy
Lab Sci 1993; 23:407–422 14 Afify AM, al-Khafaji BM, Kim B, et al. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the pancreas: diagnostic utility and accuracy. Acta Cytol 2003; 47:341–348 15 Layfield LJ, Bentz JS, Gopez EV. Immediate on-site interpretation of fine-needle aspiration smears: a cost and compensation analysis. Cancer 2001; 93:319–322 16 Saleh HA, Khatib G. Positive economi...
متن کاملLung CT scan use expected to swell.
But Green's history of smoking a pack a day for 30 years and his doctor's insistence changed his mind. And when his low-dose CT scan (LDCT) identified an early stage tumor in his left lung, Green underwent surgery at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of the Tufts University School of Medicine, Burlington, Mass. He has been cancer-free since. “It wasn't so long ago that lung ...
متن کاملInfluences in CT scan lung nodule volumetry.
Lung nodule measurements made with CT imaging are used in clinical practice to assess size changes estimated from serial scans obtained over time to predict the likelihood of malignancy and to monitor the tumor response to treatment. 2 Size measurements need to be accurate and consistent to enable the assessment of nodule changes in a short time interval. Th e precision and accuracy of volume m...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Open Nuclear Medicine Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1876-388X
DOI: 10.2174/1876388x01002010086