Lung Biopsy

Contrast-enhanced sonography guides transthoracic biopsy of lung lesions

Published in Cancer Weekly, March 9th, 2004

Researchers use contrast-enhanced sonography to guide the biopsy of a peripheral lung lesion.

"According to published research from Italy, "In recent years, sonography has gained increasing appreciation as a useful tool for various diseases of the chest and in particular as reliable and safe guidance for transthoracic biopsy of peripheral lung masses."

"When the lesions are in contact with pleura, sonographically guided percutaneous biopsy is as effective as computed tomographically guided biopsy and offers a number of advantages, such as real-time monitoring of the tip of the needle throughout the procedure and the ability of being performed in...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-03-09)

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