Open AccessCT-guided core needle biopsy of the lung in patients with primary malignancy suspected of lung metastasis: 5-year experience from a single institution
Author(s) -
Jianbin Zhu,
Xianlong Wang,
Yaoming Qu,
Zhibo Wen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diagnostic and interventional radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.754
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1305-3612
pISSN - 1305-3825
DOI - 10.5152/dir.2021.20042
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , radiology , malignancy , lung , metastasis , biopsy , lung cancer , bronchoscopy , cancer , pathology
We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and safety profile of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) in patients with primary malignancy suspected of lung metastasis and assess possible factors associated with nondiagnostic results.
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