Impact of pleural thickness on the sensitivity of computed tomography scan-guided cutting-needle pleural biopsy in diagnosing unexplained exudative pleural effusion
CT-CNPB may serve as a preferred diagnostic approach in suspected TPE with pleural thickening ≥ 3 mm and suspected MPE with thickening ≥ 5 mm on chest CT. Where MT is unavailable, CT-CNPB is a viable alternative for suspected MPE or TPE patients with pleural thickening, nodularity, or mass lesions observed on CT. However, in suspected BPE, CT-CNPB alone is often insufficient; integrated clinical, laboratory, and imaging evaluation remains essential.
Authors
- Ping Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9266-1612)
- Chi‐Fu Jeffrey Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-3522)
- Li Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0515-2594)
- Li Zuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-5995)
- Kaige Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5407-0395)
- Ying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4138-4974)
- Rui Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2637-2238)
- Dan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-0150)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-025-03229-2
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Sichuan University
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University
- Chengdu Science and Technology Program