Needle Gauge and Cytological Yield in CT-Guided Lung Biopsy

Table 1

Correlations between end points and study variables.

Parameters		Correlation (𝑟^2)	Significance (𝑃 value)
Gauge	Complications	0.0036	.18
	Chest tube	0.0002	.41
	Number of passes	0.17	<.01
	Yield	9.2×10−9	.49
Passes	Complications	0.00014	.43
	Chest tube	000729	.34