Utility and Safety of Repeated Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Focal Liver Masses.

Jin Sil KimHyung Jin WonSo Jung LeeSo Yeon KimYong Moon ShinPyo Nyun Kim

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)

Repeated CNB is an accurate and safe procedure for obtaining a histologic diagnosis of hepatic focal lesions if the initial biopsy fails. High tumor conspicuity showed a significant correlation with successful repeated CNB.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
high resolution
minimally invasive