Endobronchial ultrasound-guided mediastinal lymph node forceps biopsy in patients with negative rapid-on-site-evaluation: A new step in the diagnostic algorithm.

Ravindra M MehtaRohan AurangabadbadwallaAbhinav SinglaChakravarthi LoknathMohammed Munavvar

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2019)

In patients with a negative EBUS-ROSE, EBUS-TBFB using this technique is safe and augments the diagnostic yield. EBUS-TBFB adds to the armamentarium of EBUS, especially in benign aetiologies of MLN enlargement.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
lymph node
fine needle aspiration
machine learning
deep learning
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
neural network
rectal cancer
loop mediated isothermal amplification