CT gantry tilt: utility in transthoracic fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Work in progress.
The authors used a gantry tilt of 20 degrees in five patients to allow fine-needle aspiration biopsy of peripheral pulmonary lesions that were difficult to approach with a vertical alignment because of overlying ribs. This method allowed a direct approach to the lesion in all five cases, with the entire needle path visible in the scanning plane, avoidance of vital structures, and traversal of a minimal amount of normal lung parenchyma.
Department of Radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98104.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*