title: Transthoracic image guided biopsy.
abstract: Transthoracic image guided biopsy is now firmly established in the armamentarium of diagnostic tests to establish the nature of a mass in the lung, pleura, mediastinum or chest wall. It may be performed under computed tomographic, ultrasonic or fluoroscopic control, and provided a fine needle technique is employed, morbidity is low. Worldwide reports show a 90% true positive yield and a false positive rate of less than 1%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed