Usefulness of CT-Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Lung Biopsies in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Infection.
Junghoon KimKyung Hee LeeJun Yeun ChoJihang KimYoon Joo ShinKyoung Won LeePublished in: Korean journal of radiology (2020)
In patients with suspected pulmonary infection, approximately 30-40% of CT-guided PTNBs revealed the causative organism or affected the treatment. The complication rate of PTNB for suspected pulmonary infection was relatively low.