Transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy: an appraisal of its diagnostic accuracy

Authors : H.u. PABUÇCUOĞLU, M.h. UMAR

Pages : 134-135

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Publication Date : 1991-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :28 cases with intrathoracic space-occupying lesions who had computerized tomography insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CT); guided transthoracic Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FNAB); had been critically analyzed with respect to the degree of correlation between the cytological and the clinical/histological diagnosis. This showed an accuracy rate of 96%, placing CT guided FNAB in the armamentarium of thoracic diagnostic modalities. Key words: Thorax, Needle Biopsy, Cytology.
Keywords : Thorax, Needle Biopsy, Cytology