Pulmonary nodules: CT-guided contrast material localization for thoracoscopic resection.
Fifteen patients underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided contrast material localization of pulmonary nodules, with barium and indigo carmine stain used in five patients, iodized oil and indigo carmine stain in five, and water-soluble contrast material and indigo carmine stain in five before fluoroscopy-assisted thoracoscopic resection. Contrast material localization was successful in all cases, and the surgeon confirmed accurate localization, CT-guided contrast material localization is simple and useful for thoracoscopic resection.
Choi
B G
BG
Department of Radiology, Kangnam Saint Mary's Hospital, Seocho-Ku, Seoul, South Korea.
Kim
H H
HH
Kim
B S
BS
Kim
K T
KT
Shinn
K S
KS
Moon
S W
SW
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003287:Contrast Media; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007203:Indigo Carmine; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation*
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D007203:Indigo Carmine