[
    {
        "id": "osp-9862",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy of Lung Lesions: Factors influencing diagnostic yield and complications",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Sayani",
                "given": "Raza"
            },
            {
                "family": "B",
                "given": "Jayakrishnan"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Sukaiti",
                "given": "Rashid"
            },
            {
                "family": "Niaz",
                "given": "Zahida"
            },
            {
                "family": "Usmani",
                "given": "Muhammad Sharjeel"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Ani",
                "given": "Mustafa Talib Yousif"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Sayegh",
                "given": "Hasan"
            },
            {
                "family": "Kheruka",
                "given": "Subhash Chand"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/computed-tomography-guided-percutaneous-core-needle-biopsy-of-lung-lesions-factors-influencing-diagnostic-yield-and-complications",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2026
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "26",
        "issue": "1",
        "page": "241-250",
        "DOI": "10.18295/2075-0528.2980",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic yield and complications associated with computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic core-needle biopsy (CNB) of lung lesions and to identify factors influencing biopsy outcomes. Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent CT-guided CNB of lung lesions at Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care & Research Centre, University Medical City, Muscat, Oman, from November 2021 to December 2024. Patients were categorised as either having undiagnosed lung masses/nodules or suspected pulmonary metastases from known malignancies. Biopsies were performed using an 18-gauge coaxial needle, following standard protocols. Diagnostic yield, sample adequacy for molecular analysis and complications were analysed using descriptive statistics and Chi-squared or Fisher's exact tests. Results: A total of 105 patients were included. Diagnostic yield of CT-guided CNB was 81.9% (n = 86) with malignancy confirmed in 72.4% of cases. Diagnostic yield significantly correlated with lesion size with increasing accuracy for lesions >2.1 cm compared to those"
    }
]