title: Computed-tomographic-guided biopsy of small apical and peripheral upper-lobe lung masses.
abstract: After undergoing unsuccessful bronchoscopic and fluoroscopic biopsy attempts, 15 patients with small, peripheral upper-lobe and apical lung masses underwent computed-tomographic-guided biopsy. Malignant tissue was obtained in all cases. No complications resulted.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed