Supplemental Digital Content 1
PDF of the survey, Percutaneous Lung Biopsy in the Molecular Profiling Era: A Survey of Current Practices
Question 1: What is your primary practice setting?
- Private or group radiology practice - Academic teaching hospital
- Group model HMO
- Community-based health center - Mixed private and academic practice
Question 2: How many years of post-training practice have you had?
- Less than 5 years - 5-15 years
- 16-25 years - 26-35 years
- Greater than 35 years
Question 3: Did you complete a fellowship that included training in image-guided percutaneous lung biopsies?
- Yes - No
Question 4: If yes to the above question, what type of fellowship?
- Thoracic/cardiothoracic radiology fellowship - Interventional radiology fellowship
- Body radiology fellowship - Other
Question 5: Do you regularly perform percutaneous lung biopsies in your practice?
- Yes - No
Question 6: On average, how many percutaneous lung biopsies do you perform in a month?
- 1-3 - 4-6
- Greater than 6
Question 7: Which type of image guidance do you most commonly use when performing percutaneous lung biopsies?
- Fluoroscopy - Ultrasound - CT
- CT fluoroscopy
Question 8: Which technique(s) do you perform for a routine percutaneous lung biopsy?
- Fine needle aspiration (FNA) - Core needle biopsy
- Both FNA and core needle biopsy
Question 9: If performing FNA, do you use coaxial technique?
- Yes - No
Question 10: If performing core needle, do you use coaxial technique?
- Yes - No
Question 11: If using coaxial technique, what gauge do you most commonly use for the outer coaxial needle?
- 16 gauge - 17 gauge - 18 gauge - 19 gauge - 20 gauge
Question 12: If performing FNA, on average, how many passes do you perform?
- 1-2 - 3-4 - 5-6
- Greater than 6
Question 13: If performing core needle, on average, how many passes do you perform?
- 1-2 - 3-4 - 5-6
- Greater than 6
Question 14: If performing FNA, what needle gauge do you most commonly use for the aspiration?
- 19 gauge - 20 gauge - 21 gauge - 22 gauge
- Greater than 22 gauge
Question 15: If performing core needle, what needle gauge do you most commonly use for the biopsy?
- 17 gauge - 18 gauge - 19 gauge - 20 gauge
- Greater than 20 gauge
Question 16: Do you routinely request that a cytotechnologist or cytopathologist physician be present for the biopsy?
- Yes
- No, don’t have access at my practice setting - No, though they are available if needed
Question 17: If a cytotechnologist or physician is present, which type(s) of rapid analysis assessments do they perform?
- FNA smear analysis - Core touch prep analysis
- Both FNA smear and core touch prep analysis
Question 18: Do you routinely utilize intravenous conscious sedation for your biopsies?
- Yes - No
Question 19: Do you employ any preventative measure following lung biopsy to reduce the risk of a pneumothorax?
- No
- Yes, autologous blood patch - Yes, hydrogel plug
- Yes, other
Question 20: For an uncomplicated biopsy, how many chest radiographs do you routinely obtain following biopsy?
- 0 - 1 - 2
- 3 or more
Question 21: For an uncomplicated biopsy, how soon after the biopsy do you obtain the first chest radiograph?
- Within 30 minutes - 30 minutes to 1 hour - 1-2 hours
- 2-3 hours
Question 22: For an uncomplicated biopsy, how long do you routinely observe the patient prior to discharge?
- Less than 1 hour - 1-2 hours
- 2-3 hours - 3-4 hours
- Greater than 4 hours
Question 23: Approximately what percentage of your lung biopsies are for research/clinical trial purposes?
- 0%
- 1-10%
- 11-25%
- 26-50%
- Greater than 50%
Question 24: Approximately what percentage of your non-research biopsies positive for lung cancer are sent for molecular analysis?
- 0%
- 1-10%
- 11-25%
- 26-50%
- Greater than 50%
