title: A specially designed cutting aspiration needle for lung biopsy.
abstract: The results of 166 lung biopsy procedures performed on 151 patients using a specially designed cutting aspiration needle are summarized. Excellent tissue cores and fragments of tissue were obtained providing a pathologic diagnosis in 85.5% of attempts. A correspondingly low overall complication rate of 12.7% was obtained.
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012829:Silicosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology