Open AccessUltrasound-guided pleural cutting needle biopsy: accuracy and factors influencing diagnostic yield
Author(s) -
Yuxin Zhang,
Jiaxin Tang,
Xinghua Zhou,
Dansha Zhou,
Jinlin Wang,
Qing Tang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.94
Subject(s) - medicine , medical diagnosis , biopsy , logistic regression , univariate analysis , diagnostic accuracy , radiology , ultrasound , predictive value , retrospective cohort study , percutaneous , positive predicative value , multivariate analysis , surgery
The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-guided pleural cutting needle biopsy (US-guided PCNB) and the potential factors influencing diagnostic yield.