Systemic air embolism during percutaneous core needle biopsy of the lung: frequency and risk factors.

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Published in BMC Pulm Med on February 06, 2012

Authors

Martin C Freund1, Johannes Petersen, Katharina C Goder, Tillmann Bunse, Franz Wiedermann, Bernhard Glodny

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.

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