The role of ultrasound-guided transthoracic Tru-Cut core biopsy in the diagnosis peripheral thorax lesion

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 8 Assessment of chest wall by US in comparison to CT

	CT finding	US positive	US negative	Total	P value
Rib and intercostal erosion	CT positive	6	0	6	0.777 NS
	CT negative	2	52	54
	Total	8	52	60
Sternal erosion	CT positive	2	1	3	1 NS
	CT negative	0	57	57
	Total	2	58	60
Vertebral erosion	CT positive	0	2	2	0.496 NS
	CT negative	0	58	58
	Total	0	60	60
Total chest wall invasion^a	CT positive	8	3	11	1 NS
	CT negative	2	47	49
	Total	10	50	60

^aTotal results of chest wall invasion = summation of results of (rib and intercostal erosion+ sternal erosion + vertebral erosion)
CT computed tomography, US ultrasound, NS non-significant