Open AccessEfficacy and safety of ultrasound (US) guided percutaneous needle biopsy for peripheral lung or pleural lesion: comparison with computed tomography (CT) guided needle biopsy
Author(s) -
Norio Yamamoto,
Tetsuya Watanabe,
Kazuhiro Yamada,
Toshiko Nakai,
Tomohiro Suzumura,
Kazuki Sakagami,
Noriko Yoshimoto,
Kanako Sato,
Hidenori Tanaka,
Shigeki Mitsuoka,
Kazuhisa Asai,
Tooru Kimura,
Hiroshi Kanazawa,
Kazuto Hirata,
Tomoya Kawaguchi
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.01.88
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , biopsy , radiology , lesion , target lesion , ultrasound , surgery , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction
Ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous needle biopsy is a useful diagnostic technique with short examination time and real-time monitoring at the bedside. However, there are only a few studies that report on thoracic lesions, whereas the computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy is well established. There is also limited data comparing US- and CT-guided biopsy. We aimed to clarify the efficacy and safety of US-guided biopsy for thoracic lesions adjacent to the chest wall.