Dependent lesion positioning at CT-guided lung biopsy to reduce risk of pneumothorax.

Elisabeth AppelSujithraj DommarajuAndrés CamachoMasoud NakhaeiBettina SiewertMuneeb AhmedAlexander BrookOlga R Brook

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• Positioning patient with lesion to be below the trachea for the CT-guided lung biopsy results in lower rate of pneumothorax, as compared with the lesion above the trachea. • Positioning patient with lesion to be below the trachea for the CT-guided lung biopsy does not affect rate of procedure-associated pulmonary hemorrhage or hemoptysis.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
case report
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
pulmonary hypertension
minimally invasive