Predicting malignant pleural effusion during diagnostic pleuroscopy with biopsy: A prospective multicentre study.
Horiana B GrosuRyan KernFabien MaldonadoRoberto CasalClark R AndersenLiang LiGeorgie EapenDavid E OstCarlos JimenezFrangiskos FrangopoulosBruce SabathErik VakilAudra SchwalkMathieu MarcouxAla Eddin SagarFaria NasimJulie LinMoiz SalahuddinHasan Muhammad ArainLaila NoorDiana MontanezJohn StewartJohn MullonMichalis MichaelIlias PorfyridisPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2022)
A prediction model using visual assessment, ROSE of touch preparation and CT scan findings demonstrated excellent predictive accuracy for MPE. Further validation studies are needed to confirm our findings.