Endobronchial Ultrasonography for Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Node Metastases of Lung Cancer

Conventional radiologic procedures are frequently unreliable in the diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymph node metastases of lung cancer. In order to improve diagnostic accuracy, we performed endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) during bronchofiberscopic examinations of patients with lung cancer....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2002-05, Vol.121 (5), p.1498-1506
Hauptverfasser:	Okamoto, Hiroaki, Watanabe, Koshiro, Nagatomo, Akira, Kunikane, Hiroshi, Aono, Hiromi, Yamagata, Tatsushi, Kase, Masahiro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Bronchoscopy endobronchial ultrasonography Endoscopy Endosonography Female Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - pathology lymph node metastasis Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging Lymphatic Metastasis Male Mediastinum - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Prospective Studies Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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