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Saggiante L, Biondetti P, Lanza C, Carriero S, Ascenti V, Piacentino F, Shehab A, Ierardi AM, Venturini M, Carrafiello G. Computed-Tomography-Guided Lung Biopsy: A Practice-Oriented Document on Techniques and Principles and a Review of the Literature. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:1089. [PMID: 38893616 PMCID: PMC11171640 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14111089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy is one of the oldest and most widely known minimally invasive percutaneous procedures. Despite being conceptually simple, this procedure needs to be performed rapidly and can be subject to meaningful complications that need to be managed properly. Therefore, knowledge of principles and techniques is required by every general or interventional radiologist who performs the procedure. This review aims to contain all the information that the operator needs to know before performing the procedure. The paper starts with the description of indications, devices, and types of percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsies, along with their reported results in the literature. Then, pre-procedural evaluation and the practical aspects to be considered during procedure (i.e., patient positioning and breathing) are discussed. The subsequent section is dedicated to complications, with their incidence, risk factors, and the evidence-based measures necessary to both prevent or manage them; special attention is given to pneumothorax and hemorrhage. After conventional CT, this review describes other available CT modalities, including CT fluoroscopy and cone-beam CT. At the end, more advanced techniques, which are already used in clinical practice, like fusion imaging, are included.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lorenzo Saggiante
- Postgraduate School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; (L.S.); (C.L.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda–Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122 Milan, Italy; (P.B.); (A.M.I.); (G.C.)
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- Postgraduate School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; (L.S.); (C.L.); (S.C.)
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- Postgraduate School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; (L.S.); (C.L.); (S.C.)
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- Postgraduate School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy; (L.S.); (C.L.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Circolo Hospital and Macchi Foundation, Insubria University, 21100 Varese, Italy; (F.P.); (M.V.)
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- Interventional Radiology Fellowship, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda–Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122 Milan, Italy; (P.B.); (A.M.I.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Circolo Hospital and Macchi Foundation, Insubria University, 21100 Varese, Italy; (F.P.); (M.V.)
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda–Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122 Milan, Italy; (P.B.); (A.M.I.); (G.C.)
- School of Radiology, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milan, Italy
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Frimpong GAA, Aboagye E, Amankwah P, Coleman NE, Abaidoo NK. Short-duration post CT-guided thoracic biopsy monitoring- clinical experience with 440 patients. J Med Radiat Sci 2019; 66:91-95. [PMID: 30859701 PMCID: PMC6545478 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Purpose With several studies recording a higher percentage of complications in the first hour of post‐biopsy, this study sought to evaluate the safety in the reduction in post‐biopsy patient monitoring time after computed tomography (CT)‐guided thoracic biopsies, providing a basis for further research. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective study involving patients who were referred to our centre for CT‐guided thoracic biopsies from January 2010 to December 2017. Patients who presented with no complications immediately after the post‐biopsy CT scan were given 30 min of post‐biopsy care after which they were discharged, and given a hot line to call in case of any complication. There was also a follow‐up call by a nurse after 24 h to inquire about any complication and general condition of the patients. Results A total of 440 core needle thoracic biopsies were performed within the period of the study. The most common thoracic region indicated for biopsy was mediastinal (n = 240, 54.5%), followed by lung (n = 185, 42.0%). Complications were recorded at a rate of 6.4% (n = 28), with 4.1% (n = 18) been pneumothorax and pulmonary haemorrhage and haemoptysis accounting for 2.3% (n = 10). No relevant complications were recorded in patients who presented with no complications immediately after the post‐biopsy CT scan (n = 374, 85%). Conclusions Findings from this initial study have shown that thirty minutes of post‐biopsy care could be sufficient for patients present with no complications immediately after a post‐procedural scan in CT‐guided thoracic biopsies; providing a basis for similar algorithms to be explored in a randomised control study to substantiate the observation.
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- George Asafu Adjaye Frimpong
- Department of Radiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.,Spectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Spectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Spectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana.,Department of Radiology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Spectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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Guo Z, Shi H, Li W, Lin D, Wang C, Liu C, Yuan M, Wu X, Xiong B, He X, Duan F, Han J, Yang X, Yu H, Si T, Xu L, Xing W, Jinhua H, Wang Y, Xie H, Cui L, Gao W, He D, Liu C, Liu Z, Ma C, Pan J, Shao H, Tu Q, Yong L, Xu Y, Weihao Z, Qiang Z, Wang S. Chinese multidisciplinary expert consensus: Guidelines on percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy. Thorac Cancer 2018; 9:1530-1543. [PMID: 30221455 PMCID: PMC6209790 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.12849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Biopsy has been used to diagnose thoracic diseases for more than a century. Percutaneous needle biopsy plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning for tumors in the lungs, thoracic wall, hilum, and mediastinum. With the continuous improvement in imaging techniques, the range of clinical applications for percutaneous needle biopsy is also expanding. It has become important to improve Chinese professionals’ and technicians’ understanding of percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) in order to standardize operating procedures and to strengthen perioperative management. However, there is currently no Chinese expert consensus that provides systematic standardization and guidance for PTNB in clinical practice. The Committee of Chinese Society of Interventional Oncology (CSIO) of the Chinese Anti‐Cancer Association (CACA) initiated a Chinese multidisciplinary expert consensus on PTNB. The consensus includes image‐guided methods, indications, contraindications, multidisciplinary team recommendations, biopsy procedures, daytime/outpatient biopsy, complications, pathological examination, and management of negative results.
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- Zhi Guo
- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Committee of Chinese Society of Interventional Oncology, China Anti-Cancer Association, Tianjin, China
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- Chinese Medical Association Publishing House, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Affiliated with Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, 302 Military Hospital of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Shenzhen Cancer Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Nair AV, Anirudh S, Moorthy S, Cyril P, Rajamma BM, Ramachandran PV. CT-guided Lung Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy: Analysis of Efficacy, Yield and Intricacies. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_86_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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AbstractAim: This study aims to evaluate various factors that affect the cytological yield while performing computed tomography (CT) guided lung fine needle aspiration biopsy and to determine the complication rate of this procedure. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, we analyzed 70 patients undergoing CT-guided transthoracic lung fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). 22-gauge spinal needle was used in sixty patients and 20-gauge in ten patients. The presence and absence of an onsite cytopathologist affecting the adequacy of yield for a conclusive cytodiagnosis was compared in groups of 35 patients each. The incidence of complications such as pneumothorax, pulmonary hemorrhage was recorded. Results: Cytological yield was adequate for a conclusive cytodiagnosis in 59 cases (84.2%). Thirty-seven cases (52.8%) were malignant with adenocarcinoma (70.2%) being the most common, 22 cases (31.4%) had benign etiology. Cytological yield was adequate for a conclusive diagnosis in the group (n = 35) with an onsite cytopathologist (100%) compared with those cases without an onsite cytopathologist (68.6%) (P = 0.005). Pneumothorax was observed in 16 cases (22.8%), the incidence of pneumothorax was higher when there was an intervening parenchyma (P = 0.005). Conclusion: CT-guided transthoracic FNAB is an accurate method to rule out malignancy with a reasonable rate of complications. The presence of an onsite-cytopathologist significantly improves the adequacy of yield for a conclusive cytodiagnosis, and should be routinely employed. Pneumothorax and pulmonary hemorrhage are the most common complications as a result of FNAB. The incidence of pneumothorax is higher when there is intervening lung parenchyma.
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- Anirudh V Nair
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kerala Institute of Medical Science, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- 1Department of Pathology, Government Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Departments of Radiodiagnosis Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Departments of Radiodiagnosis Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Departments of Radiodiagnosis Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Loh SEK, Wu DDF, Venkatesh SK, Ong CK, Liu E, Seto KY, Gopinathan A, Tan LKA. CT-Guided Thoracic Biopsy: Evaluating Diagnostic Yield and Complications. ANNALS OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE 2013. [DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v42n6p285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Introduction: This study retrospectively evaluated CT-guided thoracic biopsies for diagnostic yield, accuracy and complications. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 384 patients (mean age 62.7 years; male/female = 251/133) who underwent 399 CT-guided thoracic biopsies were performed for evaluating diagnostic yield, accuracy and complications. Correlations between patients age, procedure factors (biopsy-needle size, number of passes, lesion-size, lesion-depth and traversed lung-length) and complications such as pneumothorax, haemothorax and haemoptysis were evaluated. A comparison between fine needle aspiration (FNA) group and core ± FNA group for diagnostic yield and complications was also performed. Results: FNA was performed in 349 patients and core ± FNA in 50 patients. The biopsy samples were adequate in 91.9% and the diagnostic accuracy for malignant lesions was 96.8% with 95.7% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Pneumothorax (detected on CT) occurred in 139 cases (34.8%) and only 12 (3.0%) required insertion of an intercostal drain. Mild haemoptysis occurred in 13 patients (3.2%) and small haemothoraces in 2 patients. Pneumothorax occurrence was significantly associated with the traversed lung-length (>3mm), lesion-size (≤33 mm) and lesion-depth (≥60mm) (P <0.05). Haemoptysis occurrence was also significantly associated with traversed lung-length (>3mm) and lesion-size (≤33 mm) (P <0.05). There was no significant difference between diagnostic yield and complication rate between FNA and core ± FNA groups. Conclusion: CT-guided thoracic biopsy is a safe procedure with high diagnostic yield and low risk of significant complications. Traversed lung-length and smaller lesion size are associated with occurrence of pneumothorax and haemoptysis.
Key words: Accuracy, Complications, Diagnostic yield, Haemoptysis, Pneumothorax
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