[Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies under a guide of real-time three image computed tomography].
OBJECTIVE
Experiences of percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies under a guide of a real time 3 image display computed tomography (3 image CT) is reported.


METHODS
Twenty seven biopsies from 23 patients were performed. For 3 image CT, Somatom was used. This equipment can render 3 pictures of serial slices on a screen simultaneously and have X-ray exploration-reduction system for both the patients (35% reduction) and operator's hands (72% reduction).


RESULTS
The median size of the masses was 1.7 (0.5-6.3) cm; the median distance from the pleura to the mass was 0.66 (0-6.5) cm; and the median time to perform biopsies was 12 minutes. We had only 3 failed cases to obtain biopsied specimen (11%).


RESULTS
Needle biopsy of the lung lesion under a guide of a 3 sectional CT is a safe and timesaving method with a high success rate to obtain biopsied tissues even for small lesions or difficult lesion.
Kambara
Hirosi
H
Department of Surgery, Kambara Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan.
Hino
Koji
K
Kaneda
Syouken
S
Araki
Keijiro
K
Tsukada
Kazuhiro
K
Sakamoto
Haruhiko
H
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*