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Table 3 Needle diameters and puncture techniques

From: Percutaneous ultrasonographically guided liver punctures: an analysis of 1961 patients over a period of ten years

 

Focal lesion n (%)

Parenchyma n (%)

0.7 mm (FNAC)

1023 (38.3)

3 (0.1)

0.95 mm (FNAC)

38 (1.4)

0 (0)

1.2 mm (CB)

547 (20.5)

282 (10.6)

1.4 mm (ABM)

0 (0)

719 (26.9)

1.6 mm (CB)

48 (1.8)

11 (0.4)

  1. ABM Aspiration biopsy (Menghini technique), CB Cutting biopsy, FNAC Fine needle aspiration cytology.
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BMC Gastroenterology

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