Transthoracic lung biopsy for pulmonary nodules ≤20 mm in routine clinical care

Background Computed tomography (CT) screening has improved lung cancer survival, yet increasingly detects small lung lesions. Thus, the number of transthoracic lung biopsies (TTLB) for small nodules is expected to rise significantly. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accura...

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Main Authors: Emilie Lissavalid, Antoine Khalil, Ghassen Soussi, Marie-Pierre Debray, Alice Guyard, Vincent Bunel, Raphael Borie, Pierre Mordant, Aurélie Cazes, Gérard Zalcman, Valérie Gounant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2022-01-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/8/1/00562-2021.full