Fig. 2
Comparison of the amount of acquired tissue area measured by imaging software “cellSens®”. a The median acquired sample area of the tissue, except for that with blood contamination, was markedly larger with the Menghini-type needle than with conventional-type needles (6.2 [IQR, 4.5–8.8] versus 0.7 [IQR, 0.2–2.0] mm2, P < 0.001). b The median sample area per punctures was approximately 4 times larger (1.4 [IQR: 0.9–2.9] versus 0.3 [IQR: 0.1–0.6] mm2/puncture, P < 0.001)