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Percutaneous biopsy of the liver

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Retrospective evaluation of 510 percutaneous CT-guided biopsies of the liver mainly fineneedle aspiration biopsies for cytology (89% of cases), yielded an overall accuracy rate of 92% and a sensitivity of 94%. The relatively high percentage of false-positive diagnoses (7% of all benign tumors) may be reduced by more consistent consideration of possible errors in cytology and a more consistent use of large bore biopsies.

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  1. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical School (Charitlé), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

    M. Lüning & K. Schröder

  2. Clinic of Surgery, Medical School (Charitlé), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

    H. Wolff

  3. Institute of Pathology, Medical School (Charitlé), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

    D. Kranz & E. Hoppe

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Lüning, M., Schröder, K., Wolff, H. et al. Percutaneous biopsy of the liver. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 14, 40–42 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02635529

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