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Published in final edited form as: Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Nov;43(11):3166–3175. doi: 10.1007/s00261-018-1581-5

Table 2.

Impact of CEUS guidance on sensitivity or diagnostic accuracy of solid organ tissue biopsy

Study	N: CEUS vs. routine	Solid lesion	CEUS-guided sensitivity^* or diagnostic accuracy (%)^a	Routine sensitivity^* or diagnostic accuracy (%)^a	P value
Wu et al. [21]	149 vs. 153	Hepatic	96.0^*	87.6^*	P = 0.0165^*
Sparchez et al. [20]	18 vs. 30	Hepatic	100^a	86.6^a	P < 0.05^a
Hou et al. [51]	58 vs. 105	Pancreas	81.6^*	70.8^*	P = 0.88^*
Seicean et al. [52]	51 vs. Internal Control	Pancreas	86.5^a	78.4^a	P = 0.35^a
Cao et al. [23]	62 vs. 59	Pulmonary	93.6^a	78.0^a	P < 0.05^a
Wang et al. [24]	82 vs. 60	Pulmonary	96.3^a	80^a	P = 0.002^a
Mao et al. [25]	121 vs. 131	Pulmonary	95.9^a	87.0^a	P = 0.013^a

Study reported sensitivity

Study reported diagnostic accuracy