CT-guided core biopsy of lung lesions: a primer.
OBJECTIVE
CT-guided core biopsy is playing an increasing role in the diagnosis of benign disease, cellular differentiation, somatic mutation analysis, and molecular fingerprint analysis.


CONCLUSIONS
In this article, we summarize the basic concepts, protocols, and techniques that we use for CT-guided core biopsy of lung lesions to assist radiologists in obtaining diagnostic specimens while reducing preventable complications.
Tsai
I-Chen
IC
Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tsai
Wei-Lin
WL
Chen
Min-Chi
MC
Chang
Gee-Chen
GC
Tzeng
Wen-Sheng
WS
Chan
Si-Wa
SW
Chen
Clayton Chi-Chang
CC
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed