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Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 1/2013

01.01.2013 | Short Communication

The impact of coaxial core biopsy guided by FDG PET/CT in oncological patients

verfasst von: Juliano Julio Cerci, Carlos Cunha Pereira Neto, Cassiano Krauzer, Danielle Giacometti Sakamoto, João Vicente Vitola

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Abstract

Objective

When deciding on therapy, FDG PET/CT-positive results should be confirmed by histology if possible. We evaluated the impact of percutaneous PET/CT-guided biopsies on histological confirmation of PET/CT-positive lesions.

Methods

We prospectively evaluated 126 patients who had undergone a PET/CT scan with positive results with an indication for histological evaluation of lesions. Imaging was performed in a PET/CT scanner with a fluoroscopic imaging system. A total of 130 lesions were accessed by PET/CT-guided biopsy. The technical feasibility, clinical success and complication rates of PET/CT-guided biopsies were evaluated.

Results

Of 130 PET/CT-positive lesions, 128 (98.5 %) were successfully accessed and representative tissue samples obtained. Two lesions were reaccessed due to inconclusive histological results. Histology showed that 99 of the 130 lesions (76.2 %) were malignant, and 31 lesions (23.8 %) were benign (inflammatory cells or necrotic tissue); these patients had no recurrence of disease after a minimum follow-up of 6 months. Also, in 23 of the 130 lesions (17.7 %), the patient was referred for the PET/CT-guided biopsy due to a previous nontumoral biopsy result, and of these 23 lesions, 21 were found to be malignant. The complication rates were: pneumothorax in 15/130 (11.5 %; resolved spontaneously), haemoptysis in 2/130 (1.5 %) and severe haemothorax in 1/130 (0.8 %); there was no procedure-related mortality.

Conclusion

PET/CT-guided biopsy is feasible and may optimize the diagnostic yield of image-guided interventions. Also, PET/CT-positive lesions with no morphological correlation may now be accessible to percutaneous interventions.
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Metadaten
Titel
The impact of coaxial core biopsy guided by FDG PET/CT in oncological patients
verfasst von
Juliano Julio Cerci
Carlos Cunha Pereira Neto
Cassiano Krauzer
Danielle Giacometti Sakamoto
João Vicente Vitola
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2013
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Elektronische ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-012-2263-0

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