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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2022; 06(03): 190-201
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740456
Review Article

Optimization of the Lung Biopsy Procedure: A Primer

Dayananda Lingegowda 
1   Department of Radiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Bharat Gupta 
1   Department of Radiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Anisha Gehani
1   Department of Radiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Saugata Sen
1   Department of Radiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Priya Ghosh
1   Department of Radiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

Image-guided lung biopsy plays a very important role in the diagnosis and management of lung lesions. As a diagnostic tool, it demands a high diagnostic yield and a low complication rate. It is imperative to balance the diagnostic yield and patient safety during lung biopsies. The aim of this article is to review the standard practice guidelines of lung biopsy, to describe the techniques used to minimize the complications associated with lung biopsy, and to describe the management of complications.

Keywords

lung biopsy - mediastinal biopsy - pleural biopsy

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Article published online:
17 December 2021

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