ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2019
Initial Experience in CT-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Lung Lesions Performed by a Pulmonologist.
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- Radiomics-based optimization of target selection in CT-guided percutaneous lung cancer biopsy: a retrospective study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- A cautious approach for detecting and managing intercostal artery injury during CT-guided lung biopsy: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Multislice Spiral CT-Guided Transthoracic Lung Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules of Different Sizes.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- An update on the role of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease.Yeungnam University journal of medicine · 2020Article
- [CT-guided Percutaneous Lung Puncture for the Diagnosis of Solid Pulmonary Nodules: A Single-center Experience Summary].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2020Article
- Diagnostic Value of Rapid On-Site Evaluation for CT-Guided Percutaneous Fine Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Occupying Lesions.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- An Innovative Method: Predicting the Visibility of Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound for Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules by Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
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Abstract
In the diagnosis of lung lesions, computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) has a high diagnostic yield and a low complication rate. The procedure is usually performed by interventional radiologists, but the diagnostic yield and safety of CT-guided PTNB when performed by pulmonologists have not been evaluated. A retrospective study of 239 patients who underwent CT-guided PTNB at Yeungnam University Hospital between March 2017 and April 2018 was conducted. A pulmonologist performed the procedure using a co-axial technique with a 20-gauge needle. Then diagnostic yield and safety were assessed. The overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for the diagnosis of malignancy were 96.1% (171/178), 100% (46/46), 100% (171/171), and 86.8% (46/53), respectively. The diagnostic accuracy was 96.9% (217/224) and the overall complication rate was 33.1% (82/248). Pneumothorax, hemoptysis, and hemothorax occurred in 27.0% (67/248), 5.2% (13/248), and 0.8% (2/248) of the patients, respectively. Univariate analyses revealed that pneumothorax requiring chest tube insertion was a significant risk factor (odds ratio, 25.0;
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