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Review
. 2021 Feb;22(2):263-280.
doi: 10.3348/kjr.2020.0137. Epub 2020 Nov 19.

2020 Clinical Practice Guideline for Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Lesions: A Consensus Statement and Recommendations of the Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology

Soon Ho Yoon  1 , Sang Min Lee  2 , Chul Hwan Park  3 , Jong Hyuk Lee  1 , Hyungjin Kim  1 , Kum Ju Chae  4 , Kwang Nam Jin  5 , Kyung Hee Lee  6 , Jung Im Kim  7 , Jung Hee Hong  1 , Eui Jin Hwang  1 , Heekyung Kim  8 , Young Joo Suh  9 , Samina Park  10 , Young Sik Park  11 , Dong Wan Kim  11   12 , Miyoung Choi  13 , Chang Min Park  1   14
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2020 Clinical Practice Guideline for Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Lesions: A Consensus Statement and Recommendations of the Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology

Soon Ho Yoon et al. Korean J Radiol. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) is one of the essential diagnostic procedures for pulmonary lesions. Its role is increasing in the era of CT screening for lung cancer and precision medicine. The Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology developed the first evidence-based clinical guideline for PTNB in Korea by adapting pre-existing guidelines. The guideline provides 39 recommendations for the following four main domains of 12 key questions: the indications for PTNB, pre-procedural evaluation, procedural technique of PTNB and its accuracy, and management of post-biopsy complications. We hope that these recommendations can improve the diagnostic accuracy and safety of PTNB in clinical practice and promote standardization of the procedure nationwide.

Keywords: Biopsy; Guideline; Image-guided biopsy; Lung; Lung cancer.

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The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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