CT-guided Core-Needle Biopsy of the Lung Is Safe and More Effective than Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.

Gaurav V Watane Mark M HammerMaria F Barile

Published in: Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging (2019)

CT-guided CNB is an effective technique for performing lung biopsy in patients with HMs with higher diagnostic yield compared with FNAB, and a higher, although not a statistically significant, increased risk of bleeding complications and pneumothorax.© RSNA, 2019See also the commentary by Elicker in this issue.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
computed tomography
image quality
dual energy
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
risk factors