title: [Nodular pulmonary lesions. Evaluation of the significance of the radiographic semeiotics correlated with the results of transbronchial fiberscopic pulmonary biopsy and transparietal needle aspiration].
abstract: The results obtained in 148 patients affected by nodular lung lesions have been evaluated. Transbronchial pulmonary biopsies (TBPB) and/or transthoracic fine needle biopsies (NB) have been performed. Diagnostic yield of the performed procedures was 61.5% for TBPB and 91.5% for NB. Radiographic findings and their incidence rates in benign and malignant nodular lung lesions have been considered. Accuracy rate of radiographic features, evaluated by discriminant analysis, was 77.4%. Radiographic appearance has been more related to NB (87.6%) than to TBPB (72.5%).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Lesioni polmonari nodulari. Valutazione della significatività della semeiotica radiografica in correlazione con i risultati della biopsia polmonare transbroncofibroscopica e dell'agoaspirato transparietale.