The Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Selection Indication and Improveing Diagnosis for Transthoracic Biopsy in Peripheral Pulmonary and Mediastinal Lesions

Table 3

Final diagnosis of CEUS group and US group after biopsy.

Characteristics	CEUS group	US group
Malignant	61	36
Lung squamous carcinoma	23	16
Lung adenocarcinoma	25	13
Small cell carcinoma	6	3
Metastatic carcinoma	5	2
Neuroendocrine carcinoma	2	2
Benign	21	24
Inflammatory pseudotumor	6	8
Pneumonia with consolidation	7	6
Tuberculosis	3	3
Lymphoma	2	4
Thymoma	3	3
Total	82	60