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Table 6 CT-guided biopsy; Success rate and comparison with block histology

From: Post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging with computed tomography-guided biopsy for foetuses and infants: a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional study

 

CT-guided biopsy

Block histology

Attempted

n

Successful

n (%)

Biopsies for which block histology was available n (%)

Findings confirmed n (%)

Overall

956

506 (53)

429 (85)

308 (72)

Brain

74

49 (66)

19 (39)

5 (26)

Lunga

221

147 (67)

133 (90)

79 (59)

Thymus

78

18 (23)

16 (89)

12 (75)

Heart

118

84 (71)

75 (89)

66 (88)

Liver

130

112 (86)

102 (91)

85 (83)

Kidneya

120

52 (43)

48 (92)

35 (73)

Adrenal glanda

77

20 (26)

17 (85)

11 (65)

Pancreas

61

10 (16)

8 (80)

8 (100)

Spleen

77

14 (18)

11 (79)

7 (64)

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