Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsy for Small Pleural Lesions: Diagnostic Yield and Impact of CT and Ultrasound Characteristics
Jongmin Park, Byunggeon Park, Jae‐Kwang Lim, Kyung Min Shin, Jaehee Lee, Chang Ho Kim, Hyewon Seo, Yong Hoon Lee, Jun Heo, Young Woo
Abstract
US-guided PCPNB is highly likely diagnostic for small pleural lesions with nodular morphology on either CT or US or with a pleural thickness of 4.5 mm or greater.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineUltrasoundPercutaneousRadiologyBiopsyPercutaneous biopsyYield (engineering)Nuclear medicineMetallurgyMaterials sciencePleural and Pulmonary DiseasesUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment