New Image Characteristics in Endobronchial Ultrasonography for Differentiating Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 376-381

  Lie, Chien Hao ^a   Chao, Tung Ying ^a   Chung, Yu Hsiu ^a   Wang, Jui Long ^a   Wang, Yi Hsi ^a   Lin, Meng Chih ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Endobronchial ultrasonography; Peripheral pulmonary lesions

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS; IMAGE PATTERNS; NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL PULMONARY LESIONS;

ABERRATIONS; ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL LUNG LESION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 60249098150     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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