title: Interventional procedures used for diagnosing and treating lung cancer.
abstract: In recent years interventional radiology has played an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Useful interventional procedures include biopsy techniques, direct infusion of chemotherapeutic agents into neoplasms, and a number of palliative procedures. The article reviews the indications, contraindications, techniques, and complications of these procedures with emphasis on some of the newer procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Schnadig
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001918:Brachytherapy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015642:Radiology, Interventional
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents