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CT-Guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Using a Puncture Site-Down Positioning Technique

¹ Division of Radiology, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago, Tottori 683-8506, Japan.
² Department of Radiology, Matsue National Hospital, Matsue, Shimane, Japan.
³ Kato Clinic, Yonago, Tottori, Japan.
⁴ Clinical Laboratory, Hamada Medical Center, Hamada, Shimane, Japan.

OBJECTIVE. We have developed a new CT-guided technique using puncture site-down positioning during the biopsy. The goal of our study was to determine the efficacy and safety of this technique for biopsy of lung lesions compared with the standard technique.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. Medical records of 236 patients who underwent CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy were retrospectively evaluated. This study included 89 cases that were biopsied using the standard technique (group A) and 147 cases that were biopsied using the puncture site-down positioning technique (group B). A 20-gauge automated cutting needle without coaxial technique was used in all patients. Medical records were reviewed for lesion size and location, biopsy results, and complications.

RESULTS. When using the standard technique, the sensitivity for malignant lesions was 96.1%; the sensitivity for benign lesions, 92.1%; and diagnostic accuracy, 94.4%. Thirty-seven patients (41.6%) had pneumothorax, with 16 (18.0%) requiring chest tube placement. When using the puncture site-down positioning technique, the sensitivity for malignant lesions was 95.4%; the sensitivity for benign lesions, 93.3%; and diagnostic accuracy, 94.6%. Nineteen patients (12.9%) had pneumothorax, with four (2.7%) requiring chest tube placement. Other complications were minimal.

CONCLUSION. CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy using the puncture site-down positioning technique is an effective and safe procedure with a high diagnostic accuracy and low complication rate. This new technique is especially useful in reducing the rate of pneumothorax.

Keywords: biopsy • CT • interventional radiology • lung tumor • pneumothorax • pulmonary lesions

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