Diagnostic yield of percutaneous biopsy for sclerotic bone lesions: Influence of mean Hounsfield units

Publication date: Available online 4 July 2017
Source:Clinical Imaging
Author(s): Jennifer Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Colm McMahon, Yu-Ching Lin, Jim Wu
PurposeTo identify whether there was an association between Hounsfield units of sclerotic bone lesions and diagnostic yield of biopsy.MethodAll core needle biopsies of sclerotic bone lesion were identified from a database. Pathology reports were reviewed to determine whether the biopsy was diagnostic or non-diagnostic.Results91 patients were included in the study group. The yield for lesions with mean HU≥500 was significantly lower than those with a mean HU≤500 (40% vs. 69.6%, p<0.05).ConclusionLesions with a mean HU>500 are more likely to have a non-diagnostic biopsy than a diagnostic biopsy.



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