CT guided lung biopsy complications: a single centre prospective study

Complications of CT Scan- Guided Lung Biopsy

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Lung Lesions Biopsy in Children by Computed Tomography (CT) Fluoroscopy Guided Versus Conventional CT Scan Guided

Abstract Background Computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy of the lung is a well-established method of diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of fluoroscopic CT (FCT) and conventional CT (CCT) in needle navigation biopsies from the lung lesions. Materials and Methods A total of 78 patients were prospectively enrolled to receive CT-guided biopsy with (group I, n=2...

Percutaneous CT guided true cut lung Biopsy: Efficacy in Histo Morphological Diagnosis and Complications, A Prospective Study

CT guided percutaneous needle biopsy is an indispensable tool with high diagnostic accuracy in the detection of pulmonary malignancy. It plays a vital role in clinching the evidence of malignancy, grading, differentiating between primary and secondary, and planning for treatment. This article tries to establish the relative usefulness of CT guided lung biopsy in diagnosis of pulmonary malignanc...

Patient reported experiences of CT guided lung biopsy: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND CT guided lung biopsy is a commonly performed procedure to obtain tissue for a histological diagnosis in cases of suspected lung cancer. METHODS This is a prospective cohort study to obtain information directly from patients about their experiences of the biopsy procedure, thus obtaining a more accurate picture of complications compared with previously performed retrospective revie...

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