Ultrasound-guided flexible bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of tumor invasion to the bronchial wall and mediastinum

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-132

  Takemoto, Yuji ^a,b   Kawahara, Masaaki ^b   Ogawara, Mitsumasa ^b   Furuse, Kiyoyuki ^b   Yamamoto, Satoru ^b   Ueno, Kiyonobu ^b   Hosoe, Shigeto ^b   Atagi, Shinji ^b   Kawaguchi, Tomoya ^b   Tsuchiyama, Tessei ^b   Naka, Nobuyuki ^b   Okishio, Kyoichi ^b   Mori, Takashi ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

^b Kinki Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparison with CT; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Tumor staging; Ultrasound guided flexible bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17144451489     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-200007020-00005     Document Type: Article

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