Safety and diagnostic accuracy of percutaneous CT-guided transthoracic biopsy of small lung nodules ( ≤20 mm) adjacent to the pericardium or great vessels.

CONCLUSION: Percutaneous CT-guided transthoracic biopsy was highly accurate in small lung nodules (≤20 mm) adjacent to the pericardium or great vessels. Complications are common, but most were minor and self-limited.
PMID: 33090094 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology : The Turkish Society of Radiology - October 22, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Chen C, Xu L, Sun X, Liu X, Han Z, Li W Tags: Diagn Interv Radiol Source Type: research