Comparison meta-analysis of intraoperative MRI-guided needle biopsy versus conventional stereotactic needle biopsies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MRI-guided needle biopsy (INB) is an emerging alternative to conventional frame-based or frameless stereotactic needle biopsy (SNB). Studies of INB have been limited to select case series, and comparative studies between INB and SNB remain a missing gap in the literature. We performed a meta-analysis to compare INB and SNB literature in terms of diagnostic yield, surgical morbidity and mortality, tumor size, and procedural time.

Methods

We identified 36 separate cohorts in 26 studies of SNB (including both frameless and frame-based biopsies, 3374 patients) and 27 studies of INB (977 patients). Meta-regression and meta-analysis by proportions were performed.

Results

Relative to publications that studied SNB, publications studying INB more likely involved bra

SUBMITTER: Dhawan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10771274 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature