Diagnostic success of transthoracic needle biopsy and PET-CT for 1 to 2 cm solid indeterminate pulmonary nodules.

Seher SusamAkın ÇinkooğluKenan Can CeylanSoner GürsoyBerna Eren KömürcüoğluAydan MertoğluAli Kadri ÇırakFevziye TuksavulMine GayafFiliz GüldavalGülru PolatEylem YıldırımHakan KoparalNur Yücel

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2020)

A positive result from TTNB is a reliable finding; however, a negative result is not definitive. The high negative predictive value of PET-CT is effective in preventing the unnecessary biopsies and surgical procedures.

Keyphrases

pet ct
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
positron emission tomography
pulmonary hypertension
locally advanced
computed tomography
rectal cancer