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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email CT fluoroscopic guidance A 77-year-old woman with biopsy-proven 1.8 cm left lower lobe adenocarcinoma (stage IA NSCLC) who was not considered a surgical candidate due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiac risk factors. Axial CT fluoroscopy image with patient in the prone position shows the RF electrode positioned within the left lower lobe lung cancer. Pleural thickening where local anesthetic was administered (arrow). Courtesy of Schirmang, T, MD and Dupuy, D, MD.