title: [Surgical therapy for impalpable small lung lesion; confirmation method by means of combining computed tomography (CT)-guided marking with soft X-ray radiography].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the usefulness of soft X-ray radiography of the specimen which was obtained by the lung wedge biopsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  From September 2002 to September 2005, we entered the 10 cases (5 men and 5 women) which were consisted of 15 lesions. We performed lung wedge biopsy after computed tomography (CT)-guided lung marking, and then confirmed the lesion in the specimen by means of soft X-ray radiography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We could confirm impalpable small lung lesions in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The confirmation method of impalpable small lung lesion that combined CT-guided lung marking with soft X-ray radiography was very useful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Iwata City Hospital, Iwata, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neyatani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazui
mesh_terms: D018255:Adenomatosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*