title: Percutaneous biopsy of the liver.
abstract: Retrospective evaluation of 510 percutaneous CT-guided biopsies of the liver mainly fine-needle aspiration biopsies for cytology (89% of cases), yielded an overall accuracy rate of 92% and a sensitivity of 94%. The relatively high percentage of false-positive diagnoses (7% of all benign tumors) may be reduced by more consistent consideration of possible errors in cytology and a more consistent use of large bore biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical School (Charitlé), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lüning
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kranz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoppe
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed