Transthoracic Needle Biopsy

By Sven Dahlgren, M.D., Department of Pathology, and Bjorn Nordenstrom, M.D., Director, Department of Thoracic Radiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Cloth, $12.50. Pp. 132, with 70 figures. Chicago, Yr. Bk. Pub'rs., 1966. This very good monograph reports in detail on a large clinical experience with transthoracic needle biopsy. The material is well organized, clearly presented, reads easily, and will be a useful basic reference work for all those interested in initiating this technic. The authors have shown quite conclusively that needle biopsy of pulmonary lesions under roentgen television control has been sufficiently developed to become a clinically valuable diagnostic tool. It provides the opportunity for obtaining specific diagnostic information in those lesions that otherwise would not be obtainable except through open thoracotomy and excisional biopsy. Although needle biopsy of pulmonary lesions is not a new procedure, it was never generally accepted as a safe and accurate diagnostic...