Table 5 Diagnostic accuracy of small lung nodules using CT-guided techniques in previous studies
Authors | Number of biopsies | Gauge (G) of the needles | Lesion size (mm) | Diagnostic accuracy (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Li et al. [23] | 27 | 19-G guiding needles and 22-G aspiration needles | ≦ 15 | 74 |
Westcott et al. [6] | 63 | 20-G aspiration needles | ≦ 15 | 95.3 |
Laurent et al. [7] | 67 | 19-G guiding needles and 20-G cutting needles | < 20 | 91 |
Tsukada et al. [24] | 72 | 18-G guiding needles and 19-G cutting needles | ≦ 20 | 76.4 |
Wallace et al. [8] | 61 | 18-G guiding needles and 20- to 22-G aspiration needles | ≦ 10 | 87.7 |
Ohno et al. [9] | 162 | 22-G aspiration needles | ≦ 20 | 77.2 |
Shimizu et al. [10] | 96 | 19-G guiding needles and 22-G aspiration needles | < 20 | 64.6 |
Ng et al. [11] | 55 | 19-G guiding needles and 22-G aspiration needles | ≦ 10 | 79 |
Hur et al. [2] | 20 | 20- to 22-G aspiration needles | ≦ 20 | 80 |
Hiraki et al. [12] | 795 | 19-G guiding needles and 20-G cutting needles | < 30 | 95.8 |
Lu et al. [13] | 52 | 19-G guiding needles and 20-G cutting needles | ≦30 | 94 |
De Filippo et al. [15] | 109 | 22-G aspiration needles | ≦ 30 | 85 |
Choi et al. [3] | 305 | 20-G cutting or aspiration needles | < 10 | 95 |
Li et al. [5] | 169 | 19-G guiding needles and 20-G cutting needles | ≦ 20 | 93.5 |
Tian et al. [16] | 560 | 17-G guiding needles and 18-G cutting needles | ≦ 30 | 94.6 |
Huang et al. (present study) | 43 | 17-G guiding needles and 18-G cutting needles | ≦ 15 | 83.7 |