BTS GUIDELINES

Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy

A Manhire, Chairman^1,2,3,5, M Charig^1,3,5, C Clelland⁴, F Gleeson^1,2,5, R Miller², H Moss^1,2,5, K Pointon^1,2,5, C Richardson², E Sawicka²

¹ Royal College of Radiologists
² British Thoracic Society
³ British Society of Interventional Radiology
⁴ Royal College of Pathologists
⁵ British Society of Chest Radiologists

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr A R Manhire, Department of Radiology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK;
amanhire@aol.com

Abbreviations: CNB, core needle biopsy; CT, computed tomography; FNA, FNAB, fine needle aspiration biopsy; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; PET, positron emission tomography; PTLB, percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy; SCLC, small cell lung cancer

Keywords: BTS guidelines; lung biopsy; radiologically guided lung biopsy

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These guidelines have been developed at the request of the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and with the agreement of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British Society of Interventional Radiology, and approval of the Royal College of Pathologists in respect of the pathology recommendations and the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.

Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable benefit for patient management but it may, on rare occasions, result in the death of the patient. It is a multidisciplinary procedure involving respiratory physicians, surgeons, and radiologists with an interest in chest diseases.

The aim of the group was to produce formal evidence based guidelines for subsequent use by those referring patients for the procedure and for those performing it.

The areas covered by these guidelines are as follows:

• Indications
  
• Complications, contraindications and precautions
  
• Consent
  
• Technique
  
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