The efficacy of cell collection devices with a cytologic brush depends on the diameter of the bristles, not on the diameter of the brush

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-181

  Sato, Masami ^a   Honda, Masako ^a   Sagawa, Motoyasu ^a   Sakurada, Akira ^a   Endo, Chiaki ^a   Aikawa, Hirokazu ^a   Okada, Yoshinori ^a   Matsumura, Yuji ^a   Saito, Yasuki ^a   Kondo, Takashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bristle diameter; Bronchoscopy; Cytologic brush; Diagnosis; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CYTOLOGY; DEVICE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0036300857     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-200207000-00002     Document Type: Article

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