Imaging-guided chest biopsies: techniques and clinical results

ConclusionPercutaneous lung biopsy is a safe procedure even though a few complications are possible: pneumothorax, pulmonary haemorrhage and haemoptysis are common complications, while air embolism and seeding are rare, but potentially fatal complications.Teaching points• Imaging-guided biopsy is one of the main methods to obtain lung nodule specimens.• CT has the highest accuracy for diagnosis as an imaging guide.• Compared to FNAB, CNB has a higher accuracy for diagnosis.• Pneumothorax and parenchymal pulmonary haemorrhage care the most frequent complications.• Several clinical and technical variables can affect diagnostic accuracy and patient safety.
Source: Insights into Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research