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. 2019 May;70(2):156-163.
doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2018.08.006. Epub 2019 Jan 8.

Imaging of Post Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Complications

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Imaging of Post Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Complications

Jean-Philippe Dubé et al. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2019 May.
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Abstract

When faced with characterization of a suspicious lung lesion, transthoracic needle biopsy (TTNB) is the standard technique used to retrieve a pathological specimen. Usual complications reported for this intervention are pneumothorax, hemorrhage, air embolism, and tumor seeding. This pictorial essay illustrates imaging of these complications.

Keywords: Air embolism; Hemorrhage; Infectious seeding; Pneumothorax; Transthoracic needle biopsy complicatons; Tumor seeding.

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