| Literature DB >> 23352879 |
C de Bazelaire1, A Coffin2, S Cohen-Zarade2, C de Margerie-Mellon2, A Scemama2, F Sabatier2, R Calmon2, E de Kerviler2.
Abstract
CT-guided transparietal lung biopsy in imaging makes it possible to find the pathogenic agent in half of all fungal infections and most bacterial infections (sensitivity=55%, specificity=100%). Performance is decreased in consolidations (50% of infections) compared to masses. Complications, pneumothorax, alveolar bleeding and hemoptysis are generally benign and rarely (<5%) require specific treatment. On the other hand, the diagnostic performance increases significantly with the calibre of 18G co-axial systems compared to 20G. The risk is not related to the number of samples or platelet levels.Entities:
Keywords: Haematological malignancy; Infections; Interventional radiology; Lung biopsy
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23352879 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2012.12.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Interv Imaging ISSN: 2211-5684 Impact factor: 4.026