title: Technical note: CT-guided biopsy of lung masses using an automated guiding apparatus.
abstract: Automated guiding apparatuses for CT-guided biopsies are now available. We report our experience with an indigenous system to guide lung biopsies. This system gave results similar to those with the manual technique. Automated planning also appears to be technically easier, it requires fewer number of needle passes, consumes less time, and requires fewer number of check scans.
authors.affiliation: Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Government General Hospital, Chennai- 600 003, India.
authors.forename: Amarnath
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chellathurai
authors.forename: Saneej
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanhirat
authors.forename: Kabilan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chokkappan
authors.forename: Thiruchendur S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
authors.forename: Nadhamuni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kulasekaran