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Pulmonary nodules: CT-guided contrast material localization for thoracoscopic resection
1Department of Radiology, Kangnam Saint Mary's Hospital, Seocho-Ku, Seoul, South Korea.
Radiology
|July 29, 1998
Abstract:
Fifteen patients underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided contrast material localization of pulmonary nodules, with barium and indigo carmine stain used in five patients, iodized oil and indigo carmine stain in five, and water-soluble contrast material and indigo carmine stain in five before fluoroscopy-assisted thoracoscopic resection. Contrast material localization was successful in all cases, and the surgeon confirmed accurate localization, CT-guided contrast material localization is simple and useful for thoracoscopic resection.