Purpose: This study was undertaken to compare the diagnostic accuracy and complication rate of computed tomography (CT)–guided percutaneous lung biopsies of lung nodules ≤ 1.5 cm versus > 1.5 cm in ...

The acceleration of adoption of tumor profiling into routine clinical practice: An insight from review of the literature and the case for comprehensive profiling. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with operable stage IIIB disease. A phase II trial of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) No significant ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is linked to smoking and requires early detection and accurate staging for effective treatment. Diagnosis involves imaging and biopsy, with the TNM system used to ...

The diagnosis of pulmonary nodules (PNs) has traditionally relied on computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy. To reduce radiation exposure, low-dose CT-guided PN biopsy has been employed. This ...

Lung cancer is one of the prominent causes of cancer death worldwide is. Unfortunately, more than 60 per cent of lung cancer patients are diagnosed at the last stage, reducing their odds of survival.

Radiation exposure is significantly reduced by new guidelines for CT-guided biopsies of lung nodules, thus allowing individuals to benefit from the procedure. Radiation exposure is significantly ...

An Institutional Review Board exemption was obtained for this retrospective study. Between January 1, 2007, and May 31, 2008, 139 patients aged 18 years to 89 years (mean, 62.5 years) underwent a ...