Role of Bronchoscopy in the Evaluation of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-63

  Hergott, Christopher A ^a   Tremblay, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy; Endobronchial ultrasound; Flexible bronchoscopy; Peripheral pulmonary lesion; Solitary pulmonary nodule; Ultrathin bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

BRONCHIAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FLUOROSCOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG LESION; LUNG NODULE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; ULTRATHIN BRONCHOSCOPY; VIRTUAL BRONCHOSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; BRONCHOSCOPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 76749122935     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2009.08.003     Document Type: Review

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