Ballard G L, Boyd W R
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1978 May;130(5):899-903. doi: 10.2214/ajr.130.5.899.
The results of 166 lung biopsy procedures performed on 151 patients using a specially designed cutting aspiration needle are summarized. Excellent tissue cores and fragments of tissue were obtained providing a pathologic diagnosis in 85.5% of attempts. A correspondingly low overall complication rate of 12.7% was obtained.