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. 2020 Jul;12(7):3697–3705. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2019-abc-03

Table 2. Relationship between needle insertion angle along linear path and the actual puncture path.

Needle insertion angle along linear path The actual puncture path (%) P value
Non-linear Linear path
80°–90° (n=43) 3 (7.0) 40 (93.0) <0.01
70°–80° (n=49) 39 (79.6) 10 (20.4)