Radial Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: Initial Experience in an Indian Tertiary Healthcare Centre

Radial Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: Initial Experience in an Indian Tertiary Healthcare Centre

Introduction : Diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules is confusing; therefore, an accurate and safe lung biopsy can prevent unnecessary invasive diagnostic procedures. This study soughtto study the diagnostic yield, sensitivity, specificity, and negative and positive predictive values (NPV and PP...

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Main Authors: Arun Nair, Nithya Haridas, Subin Ahmed, Malini Eapen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Endobronchial ultrasound
Lung Biopsy
Lung Cancer
Pulmonary Nodule
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_9633_040d8e2e954f4027c344d255befc351e.pdf

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http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_9633_040d8e2e954f4027c344d255befc351e.pdf

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