Rapid Needle-Out Patient-Rollover Time after Percutaneous CT-guided Transthoracic Biopsy of Lung Nodules: Effect on Pneumothorax Rate

Abstract

Rapid needle-out patient-rollover time during percutaneous CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy reduces the rate of overall pneumothorax and pneumothorax necessitating a drainage catheter. Use of this technique attenuates the influence of traditional risk factors for pneumothorax.