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. 2012 Dec 5;12:173. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-12-173

Table 3.

Needle diameters and puncture techniques

  Focal lesion n (%) Parenchyma n (%)
0.7 mm (FNAC)
1023 (38.3)
3 (0.1)
0.95 mm (FNAC)
38 (1.4)
0 (0)
1.2 mm (CB)
547 (20.5)
282 (10.6)
1.4 mm (ABM)
0 (0)
719 (26.9)
1.6 mm (CB) 48 (1.8) 11 (0.4)

ABM Aspiration biopsy (Menghini technique), CB Cutting biopsy, FNAC Fine needle aspiration cytology.