Clinical benefits of MRI-guided freehand biopsy of small focal liver lesions in comparison to CT guidance.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare clinical success, procedure time, and complication rates between MRI-guided and CT-guided real-time biopsies of small focal liver lesions (FLL) < 20 mm.

Methods

A comparison of a prospectively collected MRI-guided cohort (n = 30) to a retrospectively collected CT-guided cohort (n = 147) was performed, in which patients underwent real-time biopsies of small FLL < 20 mm in a freehand technique. In both groups, clinical and periprocedural data, including clinical success, procedure time, and complication rates (classified according to CIRSE guidelines), were analyzed. Wilcoxon rank sum test, Pearson's chi-squared test, and Fisher's exact test were used for statistical analysis. Additionally, propensity score matching (PSM) was performed using the following

SUBMITTER: Schmidt VF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364707 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature