Open AccessUltrasound-guided versus computed tomography-scan guided biopsy of pleural-based lung lesions
Author(s) -
Rahul Khosla,
Anna McLean,
Jessica A. Smith
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.188961
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , biopsy , ultrasound , retrospective cohort study , computed tomography , complication , pulmonologists , surgery , intensive care medicine
Computed tomography (CT) guided biopsies have long been the standard technique to obtain tissue from the thoracic cavity and is traditionally performed by interventional radiologists. Ultrasound (US) guided biopsy of pleural-based lesions, performed by pulmonologists is gaining popularity and has the advantage of multi-planar imaging, real-time technique, and the absence of radiation exposure to patients. In this study, we aim to determine the diagnostic accuracy, the time to diagnosis after the initial consult placement, and the complications rates between the two different modalities.