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Fig. 2 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 2

From: Comparison between percutaneous transthoracic co-axial needle CT-guided biopsy and transbronchial lung biopsy for the diagnosis of persistent pulmonary consolidation

Fig. 2

A 66-year-old female presented with a large area of consolidation in the left lower lobe (a, red star). An empiric antibiotic therapy was ineffective. TBLB carried out prior to PTCNB revealed a non-specific infection. PTCNB then indicated a cryptococcus infection. b An Axial CT scan was obtained during PTCNB. c and d were the follow-up CT scans performed 6 months and 18 months, respectively, after biopsy. A gradual absorption process was observed after undergoing anti-fungal treatment, which confirmed the biopsy result

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