BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Jul 2022)

Small (≤ 20 mm) ground-glass opacity pulmonary lesions: which factors influence the diagnostic accuracy of CT-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy?

  • Yang Li,
  • Chao Feng Yang,
  • Jun Peng,
  • Bing Li,
  • Chuan Zhang,
  • Jin Hong Yu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02058-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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Abstract Background The diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (CNB) for small (≤ 20 mm) ground-glass opacity (GGO) lesions has not been reported in detail. Objectives To evaluate factors that affect the diagnostic accuracy of CT-guided percutaneous CNB for small (≤ 20 mm) GGO pulmonary lesions. Methods From January 2014 to February 2018, 156 patients with a small (≤ 20 mm) GGO pulmonary lesion who underwent CT-guided CNB were enrolled in this study. Factors affecting diagnostic accuracy were evaluated by analyzing patient and lesion characteristics and technical factors. Significant factors were identified by multivariate logistic regression. Results The diagnostic accuracy of CT-guided percutaneous CNB was 90.4% for small (≤ 20 mm) GGO pulmonary lesions. The diagnostic accuracy was higher for larger lesions (72.5% for lesions ≤ 10 mm, 96.6% for lesions between 11 and 20 mm [P 90% GGO components and 97.2% for lesions with 50–90% GGO components (P 90% GGO components; 95% CI: 1.4 to 25.7). Conclusions Lesion size and GGO component are factors affecting diagnostic accuracy. The diagnostic accuracy was higher for larger lesions and lesions with 50–90% GGO components.

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