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,
Yangyang 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 , malignancy , lung , radiology , biopsy , metastasis , core biopsy , pathology , cancer , breast cancer
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.