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Is Free Breathing Possible During Computed Tomography–Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Lung Biopsy? The Clinical Experience in 585 Cases

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Objective The aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the safety and accuracy of computed tomography (CT)–guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) of lung lesions during quiet breathing. Methods… Click to show full abstract

Objective The aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the safety and accuracy of computed tomography (CT)–guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) of lung lesions during quiet breathing. Methods We investigated the diagnostic performance and complication rate of 585 procedures in 563 patients (357 men; mean age, 67.7 years), who underwent CT-guided PTNBs during quiet breathing, aided by a respiratory targeting technique from May 2017 to July 2019. Differences between the cases with and without respiratory targeting were analyzed. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the development of pneumothorax and hemoptysis. Results Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy samples were successfully obtained in 574 of 585 procedures (98.1%). Final diagnoses included: 410 malignant cases, 119 benign cases, and 45 indeterminate cases. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of diagnosis were 94.4%, 100%, and 95.7%, respectively. Use of respiratory targeting was associated with younger age (P = 0.004), smaller lesion size (P < 0.001), peripheral location (P = 0.003), shorter distance from the diaphragm (P < 0.001), lower lobe location (P < 0.001), prone position (P = 0.004), and visible motion artifact (P < 0.001). Pneumothorax and hemoptysis rates were 22.9% and 7.9%, respectively. Upon multivariate analysis, emphysema (P = 0.002) was the only independent risk factor for pneumothorax, whereas distance from the pleura greater than 2 cm (P < 0.001), tissue sampling 3 times or more (P = 0.003), and a less experienced operator (P < 0.001) were risk factors for hemoptysis. Conclusions Computed tomography–guided PTNB during quiet breathing with respiratory targeting yielded high diagnostic performance with a slightly higher rate of complications. Free-breathing PTNB can be applied in clinical practice, based on lesion location and risk factors for complications.

Keywords: respiratory targeting; computed tomography; percutaneous transthoracic; guided percutaneous; tomography guided

Journal Title: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
Year Published: 2022

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