Complications of CT-guided lung biopsy with a non-coaxial semi-automated 18 gauge biopsy system: Frequency, severity and risk factors

Amany Saad Elshafee; Annika Karch; Kristina I. Ringe; Hoen-oh Shin; Hans-Jürgen Raatschen; Nermin Yehia Soliman; Frank Wacker; Jens Vogel-Claussen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213990

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Complications of CT-guided lung biopsy with a non-coaxial semi-automated 18 gauge biopsy system: Frequency, severity and risk factors

Amany Saad Elshafee,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, German Centre for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-4146

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Annika Karch,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Biostatistics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Kristina I. Ringe,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, German Centre for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
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Hoen-oh Shin,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, German Centre for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
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Hans-Jürgen Raatschen,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, German Centre for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
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Nermin Yehia Soliman,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Frank Wacker,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, German Centre for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
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Jens Vogel-Claussen

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: vogel-claussen.jens@mh-hannover.de

Affiliations Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, German Centre for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
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Complications of CT-guided lung biopsy with a non-coaxial semi-automated 18 gauge biopsy system: Frequency, severity and risk factors

Amany Saad Elshafee,
Annika Karch,
Kristina I. Ringe,
Hoen-oh Shin,
Hans-Jürgen Raatschen,
Nermin Yehia Soliman,
Frank Wacker,
Jens Vogel-Claussen

Published: March 18, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213990

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