Jennifer Ní Mhuircheartaigh1, Colm McMahon2, Yu-Ching Lin3, Jim Wu2. 1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: jnimhuir@bidmc.harvard.edu. 2. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA, USA. 3. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Chang Gung University, Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan TW 333, Taiwan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To identify whether there was an association between Hounsfield units of sclerotic bone lesions and diagnostic yield of biopsy. METHOD: All core needle biopsies of sclerotic bone lesion were identified from a database. Pathology reports were reviewed to determine whether the biopsy was diagnostic or non-diagnostic. RESULTS: 91 patients were included in the study group. The yield for lesions with mean HU≥500 was significantly lower than those with a mean HU≤500 (40% vs. 69.6%, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Lesions with a mean HU>500 are more likely to have a non-diagnostic biopsy than a diagnostic biopsy.
PURPOSE: To identify whether there was an association between Hounsfield units of sclerotic bone lesions and diagnostic yield of biopsy. METHOD: All core needle biopsies of sclerotic bone lesion were identified from a database. Pathology reports were reviewed to determine whether the biopsy was diagnostic or non-diagnostic. RESULTS: 91 patients were included in the study group. The yield for lesions with mean HU≥500 was significantly lower than those with a mean HU≤500 (40% vs. 69.6%, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Lesions with a mean HU>500 are more likely to have a non-diagnostic biopsy than a diagnostic biopsy.
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