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ArticleJournal of interventional medicine2022

Efficacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy in anterior mediastinal masses.

Peili Fan, Jiaying Cao, Yunjie Jin, Hong Han, Wenping Wang, Huixiong Xu, Zhengbiao Ji

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Article in Journal of interventional medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peili FanDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Jiaying CaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Yunjie JinDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Hong HanDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Wenping WangDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Huixiong XuDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Zhengbiao JiDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No.180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Zhongshan Hospital · CNFudan University · CNShanghai Institute of Hematology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) using ultrasound (US)-guided and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)-guided procedures for anterior mediastinal masses (AMMs). Methods: In total, 284 consecutive patients (166 men, 118 women; mean age, 43.0 ​± ​18.4 years) who underwent PCNB for AMMs were enrolled. Patients were divided into the US-guided group (n ​= ​133) and the CEUS-guided group (n ​= ​151). PCNB was performed using a core needle (16-gauge or 18-gauge). Internal necrosis, diagnostic yield, and diagnostic accuracy were compared between the two groups. Results: The predominant final diagnosis of the cases in this study was thymoma (29.7%), lymphoma (20.5%), thymic carcinoma (13.3%), and germ cell tumour (13.3%), respectively. There was no significant difference in patient age, sex, number of percutaneous biopsies, or display rate of internal necrosis on conventional US between the two groups. The rate of internal necrosis of the lesions was significantly higher after contrast agent injection (72.2% vs. 41.7%; Conclusions: CEUS-guided PCNB can improve the diagnostic yield by optimizing the biopsy procedure.

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BiopsyContrast agentCore needleMediastinal neoplasmUltrasound

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PMCPMC9617154
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