[CT-guided lung needle biopsy using a new supporting implement].
We contrived a new supporting implement to increase the hit rate of CT-guided needle biopsy (CTNB) for localized pulmonary lesions. Using this implement, twenty-two CTNB examinations for localized pulmonary lesions were performed. In 21 out of the 22 examinations (95%), the lesions were hit, and specimens appropriate for cytological or histological diagnosis were obtained. The course of needle insertion, which was difficult to define in the past, has become to be easier and more precise with this method. Using this new implement, CTNB is now applicable to smaller and deeper lesions.
Morita
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T
Department of Radiology, Niigata University School of Medicine.
Koizumi
N
N
Sakai
K
K
Kihara
Y
Y
Saito
T
T
Soyama
M
M
Uchiyama
S
S
Tsukada
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed