title: [The usefulness of thoracic needle biopsy under computed tomographic fluoroscopy].
abstract: Computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy was utilized to perform percutaneous needle biopsies in 16 patients with abnormal thoracic shadows. Biopsies were successfully performed in 15 of the patients. A diagnosis was made in 13 cases (81%; 11 of 12 malignant and 2 of 4 benign lesions). The time required to perform a biopsy ranged from 16 to 45 minutes (26.6 minutes on average). Complications were observed in 4 patients; pneumothorax occurred in 3 and hemoptysis in 1. CT-fluoroscopic guidance was indicated when the tumor was small, located near blood vessels or in the mediastinum, or poorly visualized or invisible on conventional radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003199:Computer Systems; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed