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| Year : 2009 |
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Technical note: CT-guided biopsy of lung masses using an automated guiding apparatus
Amarnath Chellathurai, Saneej Kanhirat, Kabilan Chokkappan, Thiruchendur S Swaminathan, Nadhamuni Kulasekaran
Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Government General Hospital, Chennai- 600 003, India
Correspondence Address:
Amarnath Chellathurai
52, Khanabagh Street, Triplicane, Chennai- 600 005
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.54883
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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. |
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