Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 272-277 , March 2008

CT-guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy of pulmonary nodules measuring 10 mm or less

Received 9 April 2007 ,Revised 20 September 2007 ,Accepted 21 September 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00417-5

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.09.003

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 272-277 , March 2008

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