Type of publication:
Audit
Author(s):
*Abayaratne, Chulangani
Citation:
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, 2025
Abstract:
CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy is a widely practiced interventional radiology procedure for
obtaining tissue samples from pulmonary lesions. Regular self-audit of such procedures is good
clinical practice and is recommended to ensure high diagnostic adequacy and low complication
rates, in line with national benchmarks.
In the UK, the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)
recommend regular audits to evaluate local diagnostic yield and complication rates and compare
them with national standards.
