Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 39-45 , January 2009

Marking of Small Pulmonary Nodules Before Thoracoscopic Resection: Injection of Lipiodol Under CT-fluoroscopic Guidance

  • Koichi Kawanaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: K.K.
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  • Hiroaki Nomori, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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  • Takeshi Mori, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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  • Koei Ikeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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  • Osamu Ikeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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  • Seiji Tomiguchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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  • Yasuyuki Yamashita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan

Received 6 June 2008 ,Accepted 11 July 2008.

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PII: S1076-6332(08)00413-3

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.07.012

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 39-45 , January 2009

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