Safer lung biopsy techniques: fewer patients with pneumothorax, fewer chest tube insertions.

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Published in J Thorac Dis on October 01, 2015

Authors

Kamran Ahrar1

Author Affiliations

1: Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.

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