ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2023
Ultrasound-guided lung biopsy for small (≤2 cm) subpleural lung lesions: comparison of diagnostic yield and safety with larger lesions.
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- Multidimensional institutional learning curve of ultrasound-guided percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy: a cumulative sum analysis with case-mix assessment.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the ability of hemostatic agents to prevent hemoptysis during ultrasound-guided lung biopsy.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Biopsy Needle Integrated with Rotational Oblique Spectral Ultrasound (ROSUS) Imaging.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Efficacy of modified technique for 1 cm core needle biopsy using a 2 cm cutting length with coaxial introducer needle.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Article
- Lung imaging methods: indications, strengths and limitations.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2024Review
- Molecular Diagnostic Yield and Safety Profile of Ultrasound-Guided Lung Biopsies: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cancers · 2024Article
- Ultrasound versus computed tomography guided percutaneous needle biopsy for subpleural pulmonary lesions.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Lung ultrasound in a nutshell. Lines, signs, some applications, and misconceptions from a radiologist's point of view. Part 2.Polish journal of radiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) has been used to diagnose subpleural lung lesions with high diagnostic performance and acceptable complication rates. However, with regard to the role of US-guided needle biopsy for the diagnosis of small (≤2 cm) subpleural lesions, limited information is available. Methods: From April 2011 to October 2021, a total of 572 US-guided PCNBs in 572 patients were retrospectively reviewed. The lesion size, pleural contact length (PCL), lesion location, and operator's experience were analyzed. Computed tomography features including peri-lesional emphysema, air-bronchogram, and cavitary change were also included in image analysis. The patients were divided into three groups according to lesion size (lesions ≤2 cm Results: The overall sample adequacy, diagnostic success rate, and diagnostic accuracy were 96.2%, 82.9%, and 90.4%, respectively. In the subgroup analysis, sample adequacy (93.1% Conclusions: US-guided PCNB performed by an experienced radiologist could be an effective and safe diagnostic approach for subpleural lesions, even in small lesions.
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