WY Lee, S Faruqi, A Fahim… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Thoracic Soc Introduction Percutaneous pleural biopsy is an important tool in the investigation and diagnosis of pleural effusions. Traditionally pleural biopsies were performed using an Abrams needle; however use of cutting needles has been described and validated. Thoracic Ultrasound is ... All 3 versions
RH Wu, WS Tzeng, WJ Lee, SC Chang… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier No significant difference was found between the two groups concerning patient characteristics, lesions and procedure variables. There was a borderline statistical difference in the incidence of pneumothorax at within 24-h post biopsy between patients in the ... Related articles - All 2 versions
Y Matsui, T Hiraki, H Mimura, H Gobara… - Clinical Lung …, 2011 - CIG Media Group Introduction Transbronchial biopsy and/or cytology are often used as an initial approach to arrive at a pathologic diagnosis of lung lesions. Recent studies have shown that the sensitivity of the procedure for malignancy ranges from 64% to 90%.1-5 Because of its rela- tively high ... Related articles - All 2 versions
BM Demaerschalk - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises ... DISCUSSION We found that the rate of PLPH was significantly higher in our patient population with the use of a cuttingneedle (13%) as compared to what the expected rate would have been with a non- cuttingneedle (4%). The rate of PLPH observed in this study is less than ... Related articles - All 3 versions
GP Sorensen, GR Sussman… - US Patent …, 2011 - freepatentsonline.com ... A typical surgical hand piece suitable for phacoemulsification procedures consists of an ultrasonically driven phacoemulsification hand piece, an attached hollow cuttingneedle surrounded by an irrigating sleeve, and an electronic control console. ... Cached