Table 3 Diagnostic yield of CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy
From: Is emphysema a risk factor for pneumothorax in CT-guided lung biopsy?
Diagnostic Yield | ≦10mm (n=2) | 10-20mm (n=28) | 20-30mm (n=37) | 30mm≦ (n=35) | Overall (n=102) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
True-positive results | 0 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 68 |
True-negative results | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
False-positive results | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
False-negative results | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Nondiagnostic results | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 |