ArticleChinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu2016
Clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in improving diagnostic accuracy rate of transthoracic biopsy of anterior-medial mediastinal lesions.
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- An Innovative Management in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Masses.Thoracic cancer · 2025Observational
- Upfront Thoracic Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Evaluation of Thymic Lesions to Reduce Non-Therapeutic Diagnostic Thymectomy: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The value of transthoracic echocardiography in the detection of extra-cardiac lesions.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Spermatocytic tumor: A rare case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Commentary: Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Pleural-Based Pulmonary Lesions by Injection of Contrast-Enhancing Drugs.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Article
- Clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in transthoracic biopsy of malignant anterior mediastinal masses.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Pleural-Based Pulmonary Lesions by Injection of Contrast-Enhancing Drugs.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Article
- Chinese multidisciplinary expert consensus: Guidelines on percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy.Thoracic cancer · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in transthoracic biopsy of anterior-medial mediastinal lesions.
methodsA total of 123 patients with anterior or middle mediastinum lesions required ultrasound guided transthoracic biopsy for pathological diagnosis. Among them, 72 patients received CEUS examinations before biopsy. After CEUS, 8 patients were excluded from biopsy and the rest 64 patients underwent biopsy (CEUS group). During the same period, 51 patients received biopsy without CEUS examination (US group). The ultrasonography characteristics, the number of biopsy puncture attempts, diagnostic accuracy rate and the incidence of complications were recorded and compared between the two groups.
resultsA large portion of necrosis area or superficial large vessels was found in 8 patients, so the biopsy was cancelled. The internal necrosis was demonstrated in 43.8% of the lesions in CEUS group and in 11.8% of US group (P>0.001). For thymic carcinoma, CEUS increased the detection rate of internal necrosis and pericardial effusion than conventional ultrasound (62.5%
conclusionsCEUS examination provided important information before transthoracic mediastinum biopsy and improved diagnostic accuracy rate in biopsy of anterior and middle mediastinum lesions than conventional ultrasound.
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