Procedure-related pain during CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies of lung lesions: a prospective study.

Shou-Xin YangMai-Lin ChenLei XieHai-Bin ZhuYu-Liang LiuRui-Jia SunBo ZhaoXu-Bo DengXiao-Ting LiYing-Shi Sun

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2023)

Most participants reported no pain or mild pain from CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies of lung lesions. However, those with a larger lesion, a greater needle-pleural angle, and a longer procedure time reported greater pain.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
minimally invasive
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
dual energy
image quality
high resolution
spinal cord
positron emission tomography
mass spectrometry
magnetic resonance imaging
pet ct
radiofrequency ablation