Clinical Imaging,

A simple and efficient method to perform preoperative pulmonary nodule localization: CT-guided patent blue dye injection

Publication date: Available online 27 June 2019Source: Clinical ImagingAuthor(s): Kai-Hsiung Ko, Tsai-Wang Huang, Shih-Chun Lee, Wei-Chou Chang, Hong-Wei Gao, Hsian-He HsuAbstractObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided localization with the injection of a low dose of patent blue dye (PBD) for the thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary nodules.Materials and methodsOverall, 125 consecutive patients underwent CT-guided localization with injection of a lower dose of PBD between...

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