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Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy Combined with Multimodal Imaging for Targeted Lung Cryobiopsies
Published on: July 19, 2024
CT-guided biopsies in lung infections in patients with haematological malignancies
C de Bazelaire1, A Coffin1, S Cohen-Zarade1
1Interventional radiology department, hôpital Saint-Louis, université Paris-7 René-Diderot, 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France.
Abstract:
CT-guided transparietal lung biopsy in imaging makes it possible to find the pathogenic agent in half of all fungal infections and most bacterial infections (sensitivity=55%, specificity=100%). Performance is decreased in consolidations (50% of infections) compared to masses. Complications, pneumothorax, alveolar bleeding and hemoptysis are generally benign and rarely (<5%) require specific treatment. On the other hand, the diagnostic performance increases significantly with the calibre of 18G co-axial systems compared to 20G. The risk is not related to the number of samples or platelet levels.