Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 11 , Pages 911-918 , November 2007

CT-guided Hook Wire Localization of Subpleural Lung Lesions for Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

  • Yu-Ruei Chen

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kee-Min Yeow

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Kee-Min Yeow, Department of Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tun Hua North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jui-Ying Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Hao Su

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sung-Yu Chu

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Hui Lee

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yun-Chung Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hui-Ping Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 15 March 2007 ,Revised 30 April 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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PII: S0929-6646(08)60061-3

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60061-3

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 11 , Pages 911-918 , November 2007

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